If what has been claimed is true (650-700 ml petrol from 1 kg plastic) and if the process of such production is reasonably cheap then such discovery deserves nothing less than a nobel prize. However, most likely there are certain ifs and buts and so this news has not spread like wildfire.
Also, Oil companies (big foreign ones) will do everything in their power to decimate any such discovery. Even the Government of India may not encourage such discovery because it would lead to cheap fuel and therefore lesser tax collection.
In short, it would be foolish to be optimistic and dream about cheap petrol from plastic (or from anything else) in the near future.
This was already done by the couple from Mahrashtra about 5-6yrs back was also discussed in parliament to use this technology. Now this fake scientist have put their name to the inventions SHAME.
Anyway it is a good invention.Perhaps it may require some more research in coming days before making it commercially viable.Best of luck Mr.Garg and team.Keep it up.
After all, the conservation of energy is of prime importance! During pyrolysis of plastics into petrol, high temperatures are required. If more fuel like coal or gas is used get this temperature to achieve the plasma state than the total production of petrol then I am afraid this technology is of no use!!
Some time back a guy from tamilnadu claimed that he invented technology to convert water to petrol using some plants. Don't know what happened to him later.
Re: Water to petrol was tried too
by John Seeli on Nov 17, 2011 02:16 AM
Now he works for Reliance in the reverse Engineering division researching how to turn petrol to water. This would increase the sales of petrol.
Re: Re: Re: Water to petrol was tried too
by shantharam rao on Nov 17, 2011 10:23 AM
His name is Raman Pillay.After serving jail term he is still producing that fuel in limited quantity and selling it.May be in Coimbatore.Once I read it in a paper.No news afterwords.
Our scientists have done it again for our country which is the biggest acheivement today But some traitors for sake of some money may sell this secret to other countries mainly to CHINA.Every country is trying to get rid of PLASTIC and searching substitute PETROL. Indian Scientists have done the job for both purposes. Simply Great......Bravo
