In Brazil, the petrochemical company, Braskem has already approved the idea. In July, the company signed an agreement to purchase 1.4 million liters of naphtha per year, beginning in 2013. The project will be processed in Camaçari, Bahia. The partnership may be expanded, with plants to be located in Rio Grande do Sul and São Paulo, where Braskem also has industrial plants.
The projections by Novaenergia, which call for 20 plants, will place 27 million liters of naphtha, 97 million liters of diesel oil and 89 million liters of light fuel oil on the market every year. In addition to urban waste, Novaenergia is looking at the possibility of collecting plastic from industries, since the Solid Waste Law makes them responsible for the disposal of their products and residuals.
Everything is recycled in the transformation of plastic into petroleum. In addition to oil, the process produces gas, which is used to heat the boilers in the plant. From the gasification process, pure carbon, which is sold for industrial use, is obtained.
“We are not going to leave any kind of waste at all,” said Coimbra.
Oil That Comes From Plastic
[08.08.2011] 07h05m / By Felipe Areia
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