Replies to post #80290 on Plastic2Oil Inc (PTOI)

[Steady_T]

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It might be that Mr. Bordynuik understands he will have a problem with oxygen-containing plastics just like everyone else using pyrolysis, probably thanks to his education via the message boards.
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Or, it is much more likely that to get the initial permits for a new technology you start with the simple case, especially when he knows that he has a ready supply of hydrocarbon only plastics.

Once permitted and having demonstrated successful operation, getting permit modifications will be easier and can be done while the system is in operation producing income.

I'm pretty sure if you look back over the information available you will find where IsleChem has looked at other plastic types running through the system.

[tykundegex]

Somehow I doubt that the certified engineers at JBI, the PhD chemists at IsleChem, and the process experts at CRA, learn anything from stock forums. Least of all this one which is mostly idle banter, posturing, and speculation.

But what I do bet is that all these brilliant minds working together on perfecting a process like Plastic2Oil, can teach a things or two to the rest of us here.

"It might be that Mr. Bordynuik understands he will have a problem with oxygen-containing plastics just like everyone else using pyrolysis, probably thanks to his education via the message boards."

[terryels]

Sorry, old message that I'm just responding to now. PETE and many other plastics contain elemental oxygen. For PETE, that's about 1/3 oxygen. Oxygen plagues pyrolysis since it leads to the formation of acids, ketones and a number of other hard-to-remove contaminants.

You don't appear to understand or know that refineries handle feeds with oxygen. This is not a problem. They have not build a common pyrolysis machine.