Researchers in India have developed a relatively low-temperature
process to convert certain kinds of plastic waste into liquid fuel as a
way to re-use discarded plastic bags and other products.
They report
full details next month in the International Journal of Environment and Waste Management.
Many pundits describe the present time as the "plastic age" for good
reason and as such we generate a lot plastic waste.
Among that waste is
the common polymer, low-density polyethylene (LDPE), which is used to
make many types of container, medical and laboratory equipment, computer
components and, of course, plastic bags. Recycling initiatives are in
place in many parts of the world, but much of the polyethylene waste
ends up in landfill, dispersed in the environment or in the sea.
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