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| New recycling process converts plastic waste into oil |
As Bloomberg reported, RT is located in Swindon in southwestern England, where it is run by director General Adrián Griffiths. He and his team of 22 people have managed to create a refinery machine called RT7000 to deal with all kinds of plastic waste. You put plastic on one end and three types of oil can be produced by the other.
The process is based on a technique similar to that used for thermal cracking. The plastic is first cleaned from any foreign object, such as dirt or food, and then heated to 500 degrees Celsius (932 degrees Fahrenheit) using "hot sand particles". This breaks the carbon bonds in the plastic and turns it into a vapor. The components that form the plastic have different boiling points, allowing the creation of the three different products.
In simpler terms, the conversion of crude oil to plastic creates very long hydrocarbons. The RT refinery causes hydrocarbons to become shorter. The oil produced is called Plaxx. In terms of production, for every 7.000 tonnes of plastic could be obtained 5.000 tons of Plaxx, with a machine located in Scotland. This is the production expected to be achieved next year.
The three types of fuel produced include a light yellow oil suitable for petrochemical companies, a candle-like wax oil ideal for the use of ship engines and a very thick brown wax oil that can be used for polishing shoes and cosmetics.
A RT7000 machine is the size of a tennis court and can be installed anywhere it is needed (transportation requires only five shipping containers). It costs about 3.8 million dollars to install it and then $647.000 additional dollars per year to make it work. However, RT ensures that each machine generates revenues of $2.2 million, suggesting that it will be paid alone in three years of operation.
With the RT7000 proven to work and be profitable, Griffiths wants to have 100 of these operating and leasing machines before 2025.
In simpler terms, the conversion of crude oil to plastic creates very long hydrocarbons. The RT refinery causes hydrocarbons to become shorter. The oil produced is called Plaxx. In terms of production, for every 7.000 tonnes of plastic could be obtained 5.000 tons of Plaxx, with a machine located in Scotland. This is the production expected to be achieved next year.
The three types of fuel produced include a light yellow oil suitable for petrochemical companies, a candle-like wax oil ideal for the use of ship engines and a very thick brown wax oil that can be used for polishing shoes and cosmetics.
A RT7000 machine is the size of a tennis court and can be installed anywhere it is needed (transportation requires only five shipping containers). It costs about 3.8 million dollars to install it and then $647.000 additional dollars per year to make it work. However, RT ensures that each machine generates revenues of $2.2 million, suggesting that it will be paid alone in three years of operation.
With the RT7000 proven to work and be profitable, Griffiths wants to have 100 of these operating and leasing machines before 2025.
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