Innerworld@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoNew York Startup Builds Fridge-Sized Machine That Can Turn Air Into Gasolinewww.jalopnik.comexternal-linkmessage-square98fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkNew York Startup Builds Fridge-Sized Machine That Can Turn Air Into Gasolinewww.jalopnik.comInnerworld@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square98fedilink
minus-square☂️-@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoremember plastoline? that method of transforming plastic waste into gasoline. good or not, worthwhile or not, i don’t think tech like this will take off when the oil industry makes so much money from drilling and fracking for that same gas.
minus-squareBastingChemina@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoPlastic is already made from the residues of gasoline production. Sure we can extract a bit more gasoline from it but it’s not going to replace drilling oil.
remember plastoline? that method of transforming plastic waste into gasoline.
good or not, worthwhile or not, i don’t think tech like this will take off when the oil industry makes so much money from drilling and fracking for that same gas.
Plastic is already made from the residues of gasoline production.
Sure we can extract a bit more gasoline from it but it’s not going to replace drilling oil.