According to foreign media reports, students at Kasmanda University in Indonesia have designed a smart car that can convert plastic waste into low-emission fuel.
According to a statement issued by the university, its chemical engineering students formed a team of Microalgae Cultivation Support (MCS), and its captain Herman explained that the team has developed a new technology. Convert plastic waste into liquid fuel to reduce emissions.
He added that he (she) added a pyrolysis reactor (to the tailpipe) to contain plastic waste and convert it into liquid fuel. The pyrolysis reactor tube can hold up to 2 kg. Plastic waste. Use the pyrolysis process to treat plastic waste and absorb it from the exhaust gas and use it at temperatures of up to 400-500 degrees Celsius. This type of plastic waste will be converted to liquid fuel and stored at the bottom of the vehicle. Thermal reactor inside the tube.
He also said that 2 kg of plastic waste can be converted into 2 L of liquid fuel, except for polyvinyl chloride (PVC), other plastic waste can be converted into liquid fuel. Because of the chloride contained in PVC will be mechanical Equipment is corrosive and harmful to health, so this type of material is not used.
Microalgae farming support technology (equipment) can be installed in vehicles to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Alayyubi added that the team thought of the above vehicle design in view of the large amount of plastic waste that would adversely affect the environment. Waste is a derivative of petroleum (derived products), so why not convert it into oil?
However, since the conversion of plastic waste into liquid fuel requires a lot of energy, the team proposed to use the heat in the car exhaust to promote the chemical reaction.
