A Japanese company has created a machine that turns environmentally unfriendly plastics bags
into crude oil for fuel. The idea for such technology has been around since plastic bags are made from oil, and so it's conceivable to reverse the process. The unique of the machine from Japan-based Blest Corporation is that it can be installed for home use rather than for industrial purposes. For about $10,000 dollars, we can have our own appliance that only needs one kilowatt of power to convert about two pounds of plastics into a liter of oil.
The explanation about how the machine work :
His invention is actually a non-polluting, fully contained process that heats up the plastic, traps the vapors and channels them through an intricate system of pipes and water chambers. Then cool the vapors and condense them back into crude oil. This crude oil can be used in generators and even some stoves. An additional refinement step converts the crude oil into gasoline.
As a conclusion, I believe that producing oil from plastic cab lessen our dependence on oil-rich nations and can reduce of non-biodegradable trash piling up on landfills. Besides that, we also must reduce the using of plastics bag. This is the way that we can save the earth before it was too late.
References :
1.http://ourworld.unu.edu/en/plastic-to-oil-fantastic/
2.http://www.smartplanet.com/technology/blog/thinking-tech/new-invention-turns-plastic-bags-in-
oil/6295/
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