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0 pointstrainsarebetter4y ago0 comments

Gasification + fractional distillation tech I think are really under utilized.

In theory it’s a great way to reduce this non ecological material into fuel, in return into something that is ecologically compatible.

plastic is just fuckd

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betwixthewires4y ago· 3 in thread

CO2 is ecologically compatible. That's basically what long chain polymers reduce to if burned efficiently. And you can get energy out of them by burning them.

trainsarebetterOP4y ago

Yes that’s the point. gasification turns them into functional fuel’s. combusting them produces much “cleaner” gases than what burning plastic directly would produce.

funcDropShadow4y ago

> CO2 is ecologically compatible.

Yes, but it just kills the climate.

trainsarebetterOP4y ago

Hmm not so straightforward. it’s very necessary for all forums of plant life. its just a matter of to much in the atmosphere is not a good thing.

The current climate issue movement fails to address the ecological problems at hand. It’s all about co2 levels and not about healthy ecosystems and integrating back into nature. Plastic waste is really fucking up out planet.

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