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How waste plastic is converted into fuel

♻️ Revolutionizing Recycling: Converting Plastic to Oil with the HiCOP Method Join us as we uncover the groundbreaking HiCOP ...
[naturejab] shows off his solar powered pyrolysis machine which can convert scrap plastic into fuel. According to the video, this is the world’s most complex hand-made pyrolysis reactor ever made. We ...
Plastic production is predicted to keep skyrocketing in the next ten years, and our planet is going to pay the price. But, ...
A recent innovation could make it easier to transform plastic waste into usable products. In September 2025, the University of Delaware announced a breakthrough in hydrogenolysis, a chemical reaction ...
Picture this: the same plastic bottles piling up in landfills could end up powering our world. That’s the idea driving a fresh project in Mizoram. The state’s ...
The healthcare sector is generating a growing volume of single-use plastic waste. One in particular, saline container waste, is causing concern, as these containers are made from non-biodegradable ...
NEW HAVEN — Yale University researchers have figured out how to convert plastic waste into “fuel-range chemicals” that could eventually power turbines and diesel engines and jets. Once refined, these ...
Carbon dioxide levels keep climbing, even after years of promises to cut emissions. At the same time, plastic waste pours ...
Plastics are valued for their durability, but that quality also makes them difficult to break down. Tiny pieces of debris known as microplastics persist in soil, water and air and threaten ecosystems ...
Ali Kamali, a doctoral candidate in chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Delaware, inspects a sample of liquid fuel created from plastics. He is part of a UD-led research team ...