Stubborn polystyrene waste finally gets innovative recycling solutioninterestingengineering.comexternal-link floofloof ( @floofloof@lemmy.ca ) Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish • 4 months ago message-square15fedilinkarrow-up176
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minus-square deegeese ( @deegeese@sopuli.xyz ) linkfedilink11•4 months ago10Mj/kg = 2.7kWh/kg Not bad efficiency.
minus-square Tramort ( @Tramort@programming.dev ) linkfedilink10•4 months agoThe problem is how low the density is. Sure: per kilogram it looks ok, but that one kilogram took up an entire train car to move around.
minus-square a1studmuffin ( @a1studmuffin@aussie.zone ) linkfedilinkEnglish7•4 months agoAnd imagine being the guy who’s got to clean out the train car afterwards of all the tiny pieces. Nightmare fuel.
minus-square nomad ( @Nomad@infosec.pub ) linkfedilink1•4 months agoIn situ processing should solve that. Imagine a machine where you put that in, it gets crushed and sprayed and the liquid is transported and recycled.
10Mj/kg = 2.7kWh/kg
Not bad efficiency.
The problem is how low the density is.
Sure: per kilogram it looks ok, but that one kilogram took up an entire train car to move around.
And imagine being the guy who’s got to clean out the train car afterwards of all the tiny pieces. Nightmare fuel.
In situ processing should solve that. Imagine a machine where you put that in, it gets crushed and sprayed and the liquid is transported and recycled.