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        <title><![CDATA[pyrolysis query]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-2419-81987]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[what type of plastics are to be used in pyrolysis]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Bowthika]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:07:25 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[create car running on plastic]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-2419-67575]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[i want to create car which run on plastic by converting plastic into electricity and use that electricity to run car .............i need too much guidence for that........please help]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[nayan59]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:41:12 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Working Model]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Is it possible to make a scaled down working model of this system????]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnson Zachariah]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:58:23 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[what  to  do  with   the   remaining   plastic   in  the   tank]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[After  pyrolysis   of  waste  plastic   a    small   amount  of   melted   plastic   remain  in  the  tank   ,   what   should   we   do   with   it?   or  the   entire   plastic   evapurates ?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph Podimattathil]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:54:03 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What  to  do  with  the  remaining   plastic   after  pyrolysis]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-2419-47177]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[After  burning  the  plastic   above  450  degree  celsius   in  the   first  tank  what   about   the   remaining  plastic  substances  in  the   tank  ?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph Podimattathil]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:51:21 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Researchers discover how to turn plastic trash into electricity]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Great!!! thanks for sharing this information to us!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[birumut]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 03:48:45 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Researchers discover how to turn plastic trash into electricity]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-2419-15541]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[This is a great idea that should be explored. I'm curious to learn how much water it needs, however, since recycling in general takes a tremendous amount. If it could use ocean water, HvyMtl's comment about the floating platforms might help that.  In the meanwhile, everybody STOP USING PLASTIC!  MOST OF IT DOESN&quot;T GET RECYCLED (obviously) and it's kind of poisonous in its very nature.  Reuse, reuse, reuse, reuse.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[xrae00@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 08:25:25 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Researchers discover how to turn plastic trash into electricity]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It has been proven that it is economical to buy a commercial gasifying unit for say $225,000 by office complexes, etc. It works out cheaper than to pay for garbage removal. You have the gas, fewer trucks on the road, smaller garbage dumps, etc.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[israelgreen]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 01:29:33 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Researchers discover how to turn plastic trash into electricity]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Ok. As a start I reply to jalbertini. When I worked at Solarex in Frederick, Md.(1997-2000)  they were the only solar cell manufacturer in the world that made solar cells at a proffit without gov. assistance. They are (were BP Solarex till this year). BP just closed the Frederick plant. At the time I worked there we where battling hard to get the cost down and the output of the cells up. The initail energy costs were high to manufacture the cells, but the cells could produce energy from a free source forever (or nearly) once in place. Thin film couldn't at that time.  Okay next, If we can use the wasted resources of the plastic 'trash' and clean-up the ocean at the same time it might be worth it. The clean-up could be paid in part by the profit from the energy produced. It would not have to be totally in the black as to profit if it reduced the cost of cleaning up a mess. Less drain on us  would enable more money to be spent for other problems. It could mean less drain on the public coffers and less drain on our resources. This is a maybe, has anyone else got something to add that would make this work. I've only got some experince to work with, add yours. Don't say no, say what you can add to make it work!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[garyfizer@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 22:49:08 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Researchers discover how to turn plastic trash into electricity]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I don't doubt that this technology can work, the physics are fairly basic.  The question is at what price.  What is the cost per KWh of electricity generated?  If it is competitive, then they REALLY have something.  Otherwise it is useless.Photovoltaics at 25 cents a KWh won't cut it either but at 8 cents a KWh they can replace almost all the electricity we currently get from nuclear &amp; fossil fuels.We need to remove the subsidies that &quot;conventional&quot; sources receive so alternatives can compete on a level playing field.  This would be truly a free market.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[jalbertini]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 12:26:36 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Researchers discover how to turn plastic trash into electricity]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[its unfortunate that some people think USofA as a well developed country! I am sure its kinda over developed and now un-developing itself... The problems is not plastics or any other material. its actually oversue, abuse and senseless waste of material. Overconsumption in USofA is the only cause of all the world problems!no-offense]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[completelyhuman]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 22:32:56 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Researchers discover how to turn plastic trash into electricity]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Good idea to use for Pacific Gyre.  It would not be self-sustaining commercially, at least not initally, but in the very least it would be inexpensive to skim all the plastic crap off the surface and burn it (cleanly of course). It's one of those things like global warming and asteroid impacts... it might not be free to avoid a global catastrophe, but if we could convince Fox news watchers that the &quot;free market&quot; doesn't account for these sort of things perhaps we could prevent disasters.  Anyway, the actual technology for this is not new, and in the early 2000's the US army was looking into using this to avoid burning waste in uncontrolled incinerators (which they currently do, or should i say KBR does?).They had a working prototype that would not only combust all camp waste but also provide up to 40 KW of electricity (based on an average camp size).That said, this is probably an incremental improvement on gasification technology, and all improvements are welcome!Currently the US is the only well-developed country in the world  which does NOT utilize waste as a source of energy, but continues to bury it in landfills!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[j_batech@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 16:00:45 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Researchers discover how to turn plastic trash into electricity]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I'm not all that concerned with plastic as a pollutant. Plastic is fairly benign; other than being unsightly I don't see it as being much different than natural benign materials (rocks). However, being able to recoup some of the energy expended in their manufacture would be a huge benefit. As long as its economically feasible.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[shadfurman]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 15:58:04 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Researchers discover how to turn plastic trash into electricity]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-2419-15406]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[nonrenewable plastic???Maybe we must seek a solution to recover all kinds of plastics , because when the oilsources getting dry plastic wil be very rare, and expensive . Instead of burning plastics(and what is not renewable plastic, it isquestionable) let us search to upgrade used plastic to make somthing better of it like composites.Jan Anton gilles]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[jan anton gilles]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 13:11:45 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Researchers discover how to turn plastic trash into electricity]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Even just getting rid of some of the plastic is a step in the right direction.  If it can be used for energy, even better!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[stonecoldfox]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 12:16:34 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Possibility for a different kind of offshore platform?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-2419-15349]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Not sure if this is viable at the locations of the gyres in our oceans, but maybe placing floating energy-generating platforms at these locations, and use the electricity for local uses (I don't know if it's viable to send power to land from that distance, perhaps a recharging station for ships? Desalination for drinking water? Communications relay? Oceanic casino? Hydrogen facility?)]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[HvyMtl]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 10:17:59 -0700</pubDate>
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