Researchers at the University of California Irvine, U.S, and Institute of Organic Chemistry Shanghai (SIOC) in China, He devised a new way to recycle million tons of plastic garbage, obtaining liquid fuel.
El equipo de Zhibin Guan y Zheng Huang, respectively of the first and second entity cited, they found out how to break the strong bonds of polyethylene, class plastic most common among commercially available. His innovative technique focuses on the use of alkanes, specific types of hydrocarbons, for mixing and separating polymer molecules and shape other useful compounds.
With technical newfound, plastics break down more efficiently and smoothly, through an alternative process. The joint team of US and China is still working on some ways to make the new technique is more efficient. This includes increasing the catalytic activity and the life of system components, lowering the cost, develop processes and catalysts to convert into useful products to other types of plastic garbage.
Information obtained from website: http://www.ambienteplastico.com/procesos/eficientes-combustible-liquido-a-partir-de-desechos-plasticos/