Researchers at Washington State University have developed an innovative way of converting plastic to jet fuel and other useful hydrocarbons. In their work, published in Chem Catalysis, they converted 90% of polyethylene to jet fuel and other hydrocarbons at 220 degree celsius. This is far better and efficient than any other process to convert plastic to something useful, yet. Polyethylene, also known as #1 plastic, is the most commonly used plastic, used in a huge variety of products from plastics bags, plastic milk jugs and shampoo bottles to corrosion-resistant piping, wood-plastic composite lumber and plastic furniture – and the kind which pollutes our oceans.
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