Hydrogen gas is a carbon-free energy source that can be burned in place of fossil ... profitable—way to make hydrogen gas from waste plastic. The process also generates graphene, an extremely ...

This is a simple enough concept, but what worries some people is the way plastic gas cans periodically change shape. If you’re in the habit of keeping plastic cans of gas around, you’ve ...

A new way to make hydrogen from waste plastic also produces graphene as a ... it could actually become profitable to generate hydrogen as a clean fuel. The most common way to produce hydrogen ...

Here are five of the markers we’re leaving for the future ... These have been found in several places worldwide. They can be produced when plastic is heated, such as in campfires, or in bushfires.

If groups can sell credits based on how much plastic waste they collect or recycle, then trash could become a valuable commodity. That, in turn, would fuel more collection and recycling so that ...

With less than 10% of the world’s plastics being recycled, Petgas’ idea is that rather than letting discarded plastic become waste, it can become productive again as fuel. Petgas developed a ...

The heat breaks plastic polymers down into smaller hydrocarbons, which can be refined to diesel fuel and even into other petrochemical products—including new plastics. (The Alliance to End ...

A start-up in Mexico is trying to help get a handle on one Gulf Coast city’s plastic waste problem by converting it into gasolene, diesel and other fuels. With less than 10 per cent of the world ...

Beyond enhancing fuel efficiency, plastic parts also elevate vehicle safety. Due to its flexibility and durability, plastic can absorb impacts more effectively than many metals, thus improving ...

Indeed, plastics are made from fossil fuels and cause greenhouse gas emissions at every stage of their life cycle. The plastic industry ... gases that the world can emit between now and 2050 ...