Any idea how to put waste to good use?? And to top that: turn that into a million dollar venture?
Well.. here's a basic idea how Enviro-Hub's plant works:
1. Mixed waste plastic is fed to a reactor to be melted at 350 deg C.
2. A special catalyst is added at controlled intervals, whereby a process called depolymerisation starts.
3. The catalyst 'cracks' the polymers of the waste plastic, producing three by-products: diesel, liquid petroleum gas and coke.
And this technology comes from India.. below is a story of how homegrown Singaporean Company turns waste into good money making opportunities...
AN EXCITING new use has been found for the annoying plastic waste that often washes up on beaches and clogs rubbish dumps: fuel. The waste management and recycling firm yesterday announced the construction of Singapore's first $50 million plastic-to-fuel plant - which converts waste plastic into useable fuels and gases.
Its executive chairman, Mr Raymond Ng, told The Straits Times that Enviro-Hub had been researching a long-term environmental solution for plastics since 2005. Success came only last month, when a pilot plant it built proved that the technology imported from India worked.
A special catalyst is added at controlled intervals, whereby a process called depolymerisation starts. The catalyst 'cracks' the polymers of the waste plastic, producing three by-products: diesel, liquid petroleum gas and coke.
Source: The Straits Times
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