A ##esh BASF research chemist has invented a portable reactor that makes fuel from plastics . professor burns said his small machine uses a catalysed pyrolysis reaction , using a metallocene catalyst , to produce fuel from discarded polyethylenes , polypropolyenes and polystyrenes with no need for further processing . " 1000 pounds [ of plastic ] will give you a gallon of fuel , " Ramesh said .
A retired BASF research chemist has developed a portable reactor that makes fuel from plastics. Swaminathan Ramesh said his small machine uses a catalysed pyrolysis reaction, using a metallocene catalyst, to produce fuel from discarded polyethylenes, polypropolyenes and polystyrenes with no need for further refining. "Ten pounds [of plastic] will give you a gallon of fuel," Ramesh said.