Filipino inventor converts used plastics to diesel, gasoline and kerosine.

Filipino inventor converts used plastics to diesel, gasoline and kerosine.

LINK: Dateline Philippines - Filipino inventor converts used plastics to diesel, kerosene and gasoline - ANC

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It seems the filipino inventor wasn't the first...

LINK: How to turn plastic waste into diesel fuel cheaply

LINK: Plastics To Diesel | Innovations | ABC Radio Australia

hindi kaya yan na ang ginagawa ng mga oil companies ngaun hehe. tapos pretend na lang sila may oil rigs for show purposes pero bulk of their diesel come from non-biodegradeables. sabi ko na nga ba eh, may pera sa basura.

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Originally Posted by pop3corn

hindi kaya yan na ang ginagawa ng mga oil companies ngaun hehe. tapos pretend na lang sila may oil rigs for show purposes pero bulk of their diesel come from non-biodegradeables. sabi ko na nga ba eh, may pera sa basura.

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But it is only economically viable when diesel and other fuels are expensive. As mentioned in the news video, this synthetic fuel is cheaper than regular fuel by PHP5.00 only. So what happens when pump fuel prices goes down by PHP5.00 or more? It ends up as being more expensive to produce.

This is basically the same with other "green" or bio-fuels. They are expensive to produce and only economically viable when world oil prices are at their peak.

convert plastic to fuel?

syempre gawa sa petrochemicals ang plastic

duh

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeccQTyGVX0]Hong Kong Company Converts Plastic to Fuel - YouTube[/ame]

[ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNcht2x4m8g[/ame]

So the question in my mind... what happens now with the anti-plastic movement? :grin:

Would they now go into fuel production and resume the use of plastic bags? :grin:

another one of those ABSCBN pinoy pride features

pinoy inventor converts plastic to fuel... wow... amazing... really... amazing

totoo kaya yan? baka katulad lang nun inventor nun na tubig lang ang gamit sa pagpapaandar ng lumang sentra nun...sino na nga ba un?
kung totoo yan sa yaman ng oil magnate pipigilan nila yan baka mawalan sila ng kita

As shown in the links, it's relatively easy, and many individuals and companies are doing it.

The question is the cost per liter and economies of scale. If you don't have enough plastic waste and cheap enough electricity or heating, then it's not economically viable.

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totoo kaya yan? baka katulad lang nun inventor nun na tubig lang ang gamit sa pagpapaandar ng lumang sentra nun...sino na nga ba un?

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totoo yan. syempre pwede i-convert ang plastic to fuel. galing sa crude oil ang plastic

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kung totoo yan sa yaman ng oil magnate pipigilan nila yan baka mawalan sila ng kita

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as if

no competition sa kanila yan

napakaliit ng volume nyan para maapektuhan ang mga oil companies

hindi one-of-a-kind ang "invention" ng pinoy inventor na yan

dami gumagawa nyan sa ibang bansa

kahit sino pwede pumasok sa ganyan business

di naman kailangan maging inventor ka para mag convert ng plastic to fuel

meron nabibili equipment para sa plastic-to-fuel plant

dami nagbebenta

Plastic To Fuel-Plastic To Fuel Manufacturers, Suppliers and Exporters on Alibaba.com

para saan yung patent ni pinoy inventor pwede naman bumili ng machines abroad

e di pwede gawin crude oil un basurang plastic ng manila...kung gaynoon sana suportahan ng goverment yan or mag sponsor ang mga billionaire jan hehehe
para naman bumaba naman ang price gasolina at deasel...

Instead of thinking of ways how to produce fuel to satisfy the increasing demand for it, we should invent machines that use less energy or less fuel but produces the same amount of output.

Regarding this "invention", if the inventor found a new way to convert plastic to diesel, then it is still a valid discovery.

If that is the case, the next question would be about its practicality.

The amount of plastic in garbage isn't that big. You have to sort it, classify it and clean it. Obviously can't have food scraps, metal and wood in the machine with the plastic, as this would contaminate the product.

Poof. The cost of manual labor and cleaning eats up your last peso difference per liter to regular fuel.

and when there's a big plastic-to-fuel plant that needs continuous supply of waste plastic the market will put a price on waste plastic

hey, kailangan mo eh. bayaran mo

hehe

yung mga supplier ng waste plastic (Scavengers United, Inc.) will benefit

yung planta naman may added cost sa raw material hehe

kamusta naman kaya emission nyan.

im no chemical expert, napaisip lang ako.

mababawasan nga ng solid waste,
magkakasakit naman tayong lahat sa baga,
pag lahat ng jeepney driver yan na ang kinakarga.

enlighten me. hehe.