Increasing Concerns Regarding Plastic Pollution and Investment in Plastics Recycling To Augment Growth of US Plastic-To-Fuel Market
Plastic waste can be transformed into usable gas form for industrial and domestic applications. Plastic waste is generally produced during the manufacturing process of consumer products, especially bottles, containers, wrappers, tubes, etc. There is a wide range of applications for this waste; they include replacement of fuel in internal combustion engines and turbines; production of synthetic gas from waste streams; separation of solids from water using heat in water cooling plants; production of synthetic fuels from oil and gas; and the conversion of solid wastes into various liquid constituents. All these processes have the potential to pollute the environment; hence steps should be taken to minimize their adverse effects. The US plastic-to-fuel market is expected to be driven by concerns regarding plastic pollution. Flexible plastic is responsible for the largest proportion of debris deaths, primarily due to gastric obstructions, in oceans. Although polymers and plastics a...