The increased demand and high price for energy sources are driving efforts to
convert organic compounds into useful hydrocarbon fuels. Although much of this
work has focused on biomass, there are strong benefits to deriving fuels from
waste plastic material. Waste plastic is abundant and its disposal creates large
problems for the environment. Plastic does not break down in landfills, it is not
easily recycled and degrades in quality during the recycling process, and it can
produce waste ash, heavy metals, and potentially harmful gas emissions if
incinerated at high temperatures. However, thermal processes can be used to
convert plastics into hydrocarbon fuels such as gasoline, diesel, aviation / jet fuel,
which have unlimited applications in airline industries, helicopter, heavy
transportation, and electricity generation. The method and principal of the
production / process will be discussed.
