Plastic2Oil Inc (PTOI)

[tykundegex]

The British Royal Society of Chemistry released a paper this subject last year -- the energy yield from incineration of plastic is about 50% of the total energy contained in the hydrocarbons. So if you can get out 91% by mass of fuel (diesel/gas.. doens't change much) and 8% natural gas, then you effectively DOUBLE the energy yield compared to incineration (EDIT: less the efficiency loss of a diesel engine / generator of course).

Add to that the CO2 saved, the lack of dioxins in the P2O process, and the fact that it's also less expensive, and you begin to understand "why bother".

Tykün

makes me wonder why bother with the intermediate step of making the plastic into fuel