Hello Pete, If it works with the plastics claimed it could be of some use however there are limits to it's suitability as :
There is a growing demand for recycled PP which despite its milky appearance retains touch clarity and can be used for non contact foodstuffs PS (Polystyrene) is in diminishing usage and will be all but removed from the food supply chain (90% is used there) within the next 5 years as it's a very dirty plastic. This will cut down the potential for savings as it is better (cheaper) to recycle plastics for secondary use than convert it for other uses. Recycled PET (rPET) has grown over 10,000% in the last 5 years and now that bottle recycling and chemical washing treatment plants are coming on line this will increase the demand for this product. The use of PE (polyethylene) is also in decline as the use of Poly Bags declines.. Our sales of rPET punnets has completely eclipsed those of virgin plastics we will ship approx. 70,000,000 rPET punnets and just 15,000,000 PP ones this year with Wall Mart in the UK taking over 20,000,000. Our sales of recycled pulp trays has doubled this year and should quadruple next (New machinery being installed in Malaysia, the demand is already there!)... The use of this will therefore be limited by supply of material which will need to be chemically washed to avoid contamination from other plastic look alikes (eg PLA which looks like a rigid plastic but is made from corn starch and will contaminate a complete batch with as little as a 0.1% PLA to plastic error. It looks like a good idea where there is little recycling taking place or where the plastics market is immature. Adam PS. Whilst it sounds anal for a foxpro person to have such an interest , I am Managing Director of a Packaging Company specialising in recycled plastics and pulp which we source from Italy, Spain, Israel, Turkey and Malaysia. Development work took a backseat when my father was taken ill and I had to leave the bright lights of computing to come back to the family business. Our (long overdue a makeover web site) is at www.associated-packaging.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pete Theisen Sent: 05 December 2011 09:44 To: ProFox Email List Subject: [OT] Recycle plastic to oil? Hi Everybody, http://www.flixxy.com/convert-plastic-to-oil.htm "The machine produced in various sizes, for both industrial and home uses, can easily transform a kilogram of plastic waste into a liter of oil, using about 1 kW*h of electricity but without emitting CO2 in the process. The machine uses a temperature controlling electric heater instead of flames, processing anything from polyethylene or polystyrene to polypropylene (numbers 2-4). Comment: 1 kg of plastic produces one liter of oil, which costs $1.50. This process uses only about 1 kW*h of electricity, which costs less than 20 cents!" -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
