http://gigaom.com/2011/03/31/waste-management-invests-in-plastic-to-crude-tech/ Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:18:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/2011/03/31/waste-management-invests-in-plastic-to-crude-tech/#comment-613561 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:32:40 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=324684#comment-613561 Sorry to comment again but they will not be intentionally making syngas (a mixture of CO and H2). It seems more like they are running a thermal depolymerization type system in which the linked hydrocarbons will simply be broken down into smaller unlinked hydrocarbons. This is done at a high enough temperature that the products are vapors and must be condensed before packaging and shipment. However this does raise the interesting possibility of fractionally condensing the products as would be done in a refinery and skipping some of the crude processing steps.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2011/03/31/waste-management-invests-in-plastic-to-crude-tech/#comment-613559 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:25:03 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=324684#comment-613559 The actual numbers in the link state that each 1000 lb bag can be processed into about 100 gallons of crude. This is more in line with what one would expect and the numbers in the rest of your article.

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