Plastic ‘can be ammonia feedstock and more,’ says startup CEO | single trailer-sized space
The latent potential of unrecyclable plastic waste to be put to better value-added uses has not be unlocked yet, but the potential is there. The message comes from Ed VanDyne, CEO of US startup Plastic to Green, which has a proposition to use plasma-based technologies, using ionised gas, to convert all types of waste plastic into three key materials of real value: green ammonia, carbon black, and nitrogen-doped graphene. What’s striking about this is the intrinsic value of these outputs, which make the economics of the whole venture look very strong on paper. “Nitrogen-doped graphene is valued at about $2000 per gram today, with many essential uses in markets that are growing fast,” said VanDyne. “Carbon black, similarly, is a fine black powder made from elemental carbon and it has a growing list of valuable… Read More »Plastic ‘can be ammonia feedstock and more,’ says startup CEO | single trailer-sized space