Plastic-To-Fuel by Talal Waleed https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7 en-us 2020-04-30 12:52:31 UTC 2023-04-02 22:18:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f6af.png Plastic to fuel projects are beginning to gain traction in the energy industry, with rising awareness of the prolific environmental damage caused by single-use plastics and people’s insufficient recycling habits leading researchers to turn to alternative disposal methods for our mounting plastic output. twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541831803 2020-04-30 12:57:26 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541831803 Estimates shows that less than 5% of the plastic manufactured each year is recycled, with production of the material set to increase by 3.8% every year until 2030, adding to the 6.3 billion tones churned out since production began 60 years ago. The majority ends up in our oceans, posing a disruption to marine ecosystems, which researchers predict would take a minimum of 450 years to biodegrade, if ever twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541850136 2020-04-30 13:04:41 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541850136 twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541863284 2020-04-30 13:09:45 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541863284 twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541865730 2020-04-30 13:10:35 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541865730 twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541874192 2020-04-30 13:13:35 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541874192 Because plastic is created from naturally occurring resources like natural gas or oil, it contains hydrocarbons that are essentially another form of stored energy which can be turned into a liquid fuel source. twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541875362 2020-04-30 13:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541875362 While the most popular way of harnessing plastic products such as plastic packaging and plastic polythene bags as a fuel is recycling and repurposing it, it no longer is the only way to upcycle this material for future use. As for the plastic that doesn’t get recycled, it can be used as a potential source of fuel as it still embodies energy in the form of hydrocarbons. twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541876007 2020-04-30 13:14:12 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541876007 twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541882295 2020-04-30 13:16:25 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541882295 Scientists started working at late 2019 on new technologies that will allow them to harness the power of plastic and convert it into an array of fuels. Such processes are otherwise known as "plastics-to-fuel" processes. twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541882540 2020-04-30 13:16:31 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541882540 Traditional plastic bags are usually made from polyethylene, which consists of long chains of ethylene monomers. Ethylene is derived from natural gas and petroleum. The polyethylene used in most plastic shopping bags is either low-density or, more often, high-density twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541885874 2020-04-30 13:17:41 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541885874 Polyethylene structure twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541888126 2020-04-30 13:18:32 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541888126 Each substance has different boiling point. Plastic’s boiling point : is 170C. Petroleum’s boiling point : is 35 C to 120 C twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541890688 2020-04-30 13:19:28 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541890688 twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541902308 2020-04-30 13:23:39 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541902308 So, Ethylene (Petroleum) that is used in plastic will boil and evaporate faster than plastic if they were under heat like the picture above.Our project is to condense the evaporated Ethylene and then use it as a fuel twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541903480 2020-04-30 13:24:03 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541903480 A project that could be used at homes to convert plastic to fuel Instead of throwing plastic that won’t decompose until 450 years we could use the hydrocarbons that exist in plastic bags twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541906839 2020-04-30 13:25:15 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541906839 Click on the picture to Zoom twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541909101 2020-04-30 13:26:04 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541909101 In a real life Plastic to fuel model was used : twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541931959 2020-04-30 13:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541931959 twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541936008 2020-04-30 13:35:22 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541936008 twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541942778 2020-04-30 13:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541942778 twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541951005 2020-04-30 13:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541951005 twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541957719 2020-04-30 13:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541957719 twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541959366 2020-04-30 13:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/541959366 Bahrain produces and use 1.1 million tones of plastic waste yearly, with only 8% being recycled, according to the United Nations Development Programmer. To increase this percentage of recycling we may use plastic to fuel process but in larger way (plastic to fuel factories ) And this fuel will only be used for small electricity generators and camping purposes and other..... twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/596225170 2020-05-27 06:29:24 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/596225170 twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/596230805 2020-05-27 06:33:53 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/596230805 twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/596248482 2020-05-27 06:47:16 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/596248482 twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/596253714 2020-05-27 06:50:58 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/596253714 twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/596254189 2020-05-27 06:51:19 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/596254189 twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/596254748 2020-05-27 06:51:40 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/596254748 twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/596255172 2020-05-27 06:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/596255172 twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/596549579 2020-05-27 09:42:26 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/596549579 In 210 minutes ≈ 35 liters of petrol (fuel) will form by using 49 kg of plastic twnasaif https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/596549910 2020-05-27 09:42:32 UTC https://padlet.com/twnasaif/bv3d730s5rh87eo7/wish/596549910