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We kind of already do - just instead of making diesel, the plastic is burned to generate electricity. Since machines to harvest a difference in temperature or e
by eptcyka 3y ago
We kind of already do - just instead of making diesel, the plastic is burned to generate electricity. Since machines to harvest a difference in temperature or exothermic processes scales with size, one could argue it's more efficient to burn it in a massive, very efficient furnaces instead of converting the plastic into diesel that is then burned in an engine that must be operational at a far larger range of RPMs.
- Ekaros 3y agoMy understanding is that higher temperatures also mean some toxic byproducts get processed. And you can install scrubbers and other technologies to clean rest from exhaust... And with combined production also capturing waste heat after electricity production efficiency is comparatively good.