New method to convert plastic trash into clean hydrogen fuel
Source: https://techxplore.com/news/2022-04-method-plastic-trash-hydrogen-fuel.html
Author: Nanyang Technological University
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a new method for plastic waste to be conved into hydrogen based on pyrolysis, a high temperature chemical process. Using pyrolysis, plastic litter can then be conved into two main products, hydrogen and a form of solid carbon, called carbon nanotubes. Hydrogen is useful for generating electricity and powering fuel cells like those found in electric vehicles, with clean water as its only by-product. To further refine the new conversion method and to assess its commercial feasibility, the research team is test-bedding it on the NTU Smart Campus to treat local plastic waste, in partnership with Bluefield Renewable Energy, a local environmental firm that specializes in mobile waste to resources technologies.