Microwave Oil from Plastic

[orthodoc]

Wow, think of the possibilities ... considering that non-recyclable plastics are in just about everything we manufacture and use, this could be huge.

Maybe the next step will be to see if some polymers are more susceptible than others to microwave reverse engineering, and use them preferentially where possible (if they are adequate for the product). We could become really efficient about getting the most energy out of fossil fuels!

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by orthodoc

Wow, think of the possibilities ... considering that non-recyclable plastics are in just about everything we manufacture and use, this could be huge.

Maybe the next step will be to see if some polymers are more susceptible than others to microwave reverse engineering, and use them preferentially where possible (if they are adequate for the product). We could become really efficient about getting the most energy out of fossil fuels!

Some of the plastics we use for containers would be better recycled because it takes less energy and materials(oil) than making new plastic.

But your right, the plastics they know won't/can't be recycled might be able to be fine tuned for this method of disposal. The "fluff" generated from salvaging cars has become a huge problem that's only going to get worse as less metal and more composites, formerly used in high end exotics, show up in production cars.