The research lead, scientist Shama from the University of Illinois in the United States, stated: “We can only obtain 50% to 55% of fuel from the crude oil distillation process, whereas plastic bags are themselves a type of petroleum product, so we can use it as a raw material to distill close to 80% of fuel.” It was reported that researchers also mixed 30% of diesel produced from plastic with regular diesel for testing. The results showed good compatibility without any issues when used in conjunction with biodiesel. The research findings of Shama's team were published in the latest issue of the journal Fuel Processing Technology.
Reports indicate that previous scientists have also researched how to convert plastic bags into crude oil, but this is the first successful study to convert plastic bags into diesel.
