Plastic to Oil Fantastic

[@mikerogers6136]

Where are the investors???? 7 years later...Why are there not MORE machines like this???Or at least develop this machine and make it even better and more efficient....

[@gutmannjacob9262]

@NBA review we could produce gasoline in house, fantastic

[@Slangh]

This video is over 6 years old. WHERE CAN WE BUY THESE CONVERTERS ALREADY

[@KaushikShankarOnline]

This should be introduced to every country; great job.

[@tka-tpa-prapatankalisari45192]

For your support, we say THANK YOU! Each of us has a role to play in protecting our planet🌍

[@rumblefish1988]

This man is doing heroic work. Since we're all on youtube here...do some independent research on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and on other garbage gyres and plastic pollution. Learn how the plastic breaks down to outnumber algae in the oceans and so enters the entire food chain from the bottom up. This environmental crisis affects us all and we all can do our part to become a part of the solution. And hey, if this technology means less waste and oil-spills it's a sign of hope to me!

[@patrickomeley9481]

Where is this technology now - given the current oil price rises - surely its time has come?

[@BernardColdwell]

This is a great idea - getting and collecting all those loose plastics and taking care of business is what it's all about. Best of luck with the device

[@LidadelMontezenadelmonte72]

+Bernard Coldwell...Recycling...that's very good idea, here in Europe we wasted too much..and even became polution in our environment...

[@BernardColdwell]

Lida del Monte I agree, even now when I look out of my window or step out of the front door am faced with someone who puts or throws stuff away making the place look untidy and it is this that leads to places being called a dump - people bring it on themselves and why they do that is a head-scratcher at best..for they could prevent it. I guess it takes something else to get a grip on the matter at hand. Dealing with the rubbish is one thing, turning it into a profit is another innovative way in using modern equipment and techniques that are available. The mentality of those around us is again, another matter entirely. People in general are a messy lot and they make it known by leaving their rubbish in other peoples view...some even use it to irritate another neighbour or get their back on the local council cleaning services...all in all its a good point to have machines to clean it up..but its the people themselves that need to be taught how to and not to..that is the hardest of all as it not learned at school though very well could be. Lets teach children today not to throw garbage around and make their future home clean on its own.

[@LidadelMontezenadelmonte72]

Actually I do very precisely, through them away in separate garbage and I used those plastic bag, otherwice I have to buy another plastic bag for it...I can't afford it and spend euros for that...I don't think so..I know what you mean, it also happened around here, well, at the moment I'm not doing my volunteer job, but I found out it's something to escaped my reality and I can't take it, to pleasing anyone..and facing my emotional problem giving me more space, at home more time and some very close friends of mine...so I think I stick with this, and my kids doing well...so far as now..Anyway, thank's with your reply, I enjoy reading it...yep kids must learn too!!Bernard Coldwell

[@BernardColdwell]

Yes, the price of garbage today is a costly thing - its then no wonder why so many throw things where they fall - It's down to the people or the persons responsibility in the end. Is good to have children brought up with the right education surrounding and concerning the environment...Good for them.

[@LidadelMontezenadelmonte72]

I had been voluteerd work at school, I've done it for so many years I got paid small amount, but the last few month I got very sick, with my anti-depression, and indeed it takes really time, to get back in track, and to take seriously, sometimes you don't want to feel those shit, but their's no escape...'till you willing to giving up everything, but finally you've learn to make a choice at the moment taking low doses, 'till I'm ready not to take them anymore.. , i'm going off, I'm also deleting a lots of messages...terrible, but I have to stop now...thx Bernard Coldwell

[@fabioaugustobs]

Amazing. God blessed this man. This is a great inovation.

[@ChristheBunneh]

@MartjeB1 It said in the video. Let's say you wanted to power a kerosene lamp. While it does take energy to get the oil from the plastics into kerosene, it takes a lot more energy to: A) Drill for the oil in the middle east B) Refine the oil C) Ship the oil to, say, Japan where the film was produced D) Convert the oil to kerosene E) Ship the kerosene to a store F) Go to the store on your car/moped and back Tell me, which one saves more energy?

[@ircimager]

there is no stopping the use of oil, period, so ideas like this need to be explored to their fullest.

[@jacobdragonx]

You don't know how many fishes, animals and humans you saved. Thank you!

[@daveb7524]

So many questions, so few answers by the company. Makes you wonder...

[@flamingocreamo]

Blest refer to 1 kWh as the "running cost"&their specs on this particular machine are that it can take up to 3hrs, depending on the type of plastic (the type also affects the amount of oil produced - the 1 liter example being CD cases only,apparently), for the recycle process. Suggesting energy use of 3 kwh per kg/liter. If we assume, as one commenter claims "1 liter of oil contains about 10kwh of energy" that means expending 3kWh to get 10kWh which would mean a net gain of 7 kWh of energy.

[@abhay.rijwani]

Let’s just give him funds to generate more such machines so that we can clean our most precious environment which has been gifted to us by god. Don’t you think as a man we should take some steps to ban plastic and to convert the plastic again into crude oil and return it to the earth as it takes a lot of years to generate crude oil and we are wasting it by using plastic, I know there are some benefits of plastics also but it has more disadvantages as compared to its advantages, so let’s go and supply him and other persons like him to clean the environment. If it would be available to donate I would surely donate. God Bless You sir and people like him.🔥🔥

[@HuntterStyle]

Thats why I Love

[@ArmednSafe]

Can you get more energy from the oil you make than it takes to make the oil? If you can, this is a great way to recycle plastic!

[@sj145sunny]

It actually requires more energy to recycle plastic into other plastic as it does to make new plastic from petroleum, so it is not as efficient to recycle plastic at all. Blest doesn't say whether or not their invention will efficiently recylce plastic back into oil or if it requires as much energy to just refine more petroleum, but it is worth looking at it.

[@jenavids]

love this concept. I think every community or municipality worldwide should buy one of these machines..

[@LadyBeritanavatarius]

It would be much better if we were to HELP this inventor somehow, give public support, rather than sitting back, bowing our heads to these corporate bullies, and and watching him burn. If we want things to change, stop being a bystander and demand change! He needs our support, not to bow our heads and let him be destroyed! Stop bowing your head and stand up for what you know is right!

[@tviana1981]

I don't know if it is just me, but thinking on this, actually we are increasing CO2 emissions with this. According to one of the UN CDM methodologies, plastic is inert when landfilled (meaning that it does not increase emissions, the carbon contained in plastic stays there). Therefore, the process of turning plastic into oil makes this carbon available once again. In the end of the day, when you turn plastic into oil to be burnt, in my opinion, it is the same as burning oil.

[@sdarms111]

It's amazing their culture is so advanced given their guttural language and inability to develop rudimentary eating utensils.

[@naoachonenhum]

For me, one question needs to be answered: the resulting OIL has more potential energy than what it took to be produced? 1) Yes: GREAT, let's study this and bring it to industrial scale 2) No: Ok, depending on the needed energy to produce (process efficiency), it might be an alternative for plastic recycling. Or in worst case, an academic experiment.

[@babydaemons1976]

資源ごみ（プラスチック）と可燃ごみの分別がルーズになってたけどまた頑張ろうと思った＠名古屋市。プラスチック油化のプロセスがプラスチックの加熱→沸騰気化→冷却液化→混合油→蒸留→ガソリン・経由・灯油と単純なのもびっくりした。

[@hamsterdoom360]

@hugolp Blest’s conversion technology uses a temperature controlling electric heater. The machines are able to process polyethylene, polystyrene and polypropylene (numbers 2-4) but not PET bottles (number 1). The result is a crude gas that can fuel things like generators, stoves and, when refined, can even be pumped into a car. One kilogram of plastic produces almost one litre of oil. To convert that amount takes about 1 kilowatt of electricity, which is approximately 20 cents. -Not my words.

[@mukagalikaimov9177]

How can i buy this product? How much does it cost?

[@energeticallybored]

When one thinks in terms of energy storage, then this could be useful. If you are using a wind generator or solar to power the device, you are then using that power, to create a liquid that has a lot of energy that can be used when the other cleaner energy sources are not available. Currently one may be storing energy in batteries, but once they are full, this is another form to store the energy in.

[@fabianmuurlink5829]

You can use the sun or the wind so you can also reduce co2 by using even a co2 collector with it. So you don't burn oil out of other countrys reduce waste and you will reduce co2 it's a good idea.

[@SantoshSharma-wc7st]

But while burning this fuel ,CO2 is also been produce But the idea is brilliant and revolutionary for prevent the plastic in the world. Great Idea. Well done Japan !

[@Camel_Caravan]

@sprinters1981 The point is that oil supply is limited, and we literally throw tons of it a day in the form of plastic (and inefficient means of transportation, among others). With ideas like this, we can use more available, easier to produce and less polluting sources of energy, like electricity and heat, to keep some of the oil we use in circulation, instead of so merrily throw it away in the oceans, or bury it under the soil.

[@naoachonenhum]

And since the answer to the question below is obviously 2) due to Lavoisier principles, we really need to answer: what is better (or less worse) - do change plastic into oil and the burn it (increasing CO2 on atmosphere and the greenhouse effect/global warming), or digging big holes to bury the plastic?

[@anthonypugh3495]

Great, this machine will convert waste plastic which would have either gone to landfill or be burned. But converting it into oil then burning it doesn't really help the environment. And how much power is used in the process is another thing to consider, especially if the power source burns fossil fuel.

[@yuraka]

I could find only old Blester 1 data on Japanese website though, it takes 3kw of electricity to process 0.7kg of plastic. And the Blester 1(current model is Be-h) cost about 3 million yen ($30,000) back then. Mr. Ito said it can reduce to about 500,000 yen if it gets mass produced.

[@the_coolest_dude_on_youtube]

It's a shame oil companies would never allow something like this to be mass produced for consumers.

[@OZZl3]

This is already being done in Sweden in large scale, according to the Swedish wikipedia page on plastic recycling; 79% of all plastic is being recycled in Sweden.

[@jamflor4812]

I think the Filipino inventor Jaime Navarro who converted plastic into diesel kerosene or gas fuel last July 2012 got his idea thru u-tube video (uploaded by UNUChannel on Apr 13, 2009) of a Japanese CEO Blest, Akinori Ito.The Japanese company Blest has developed one of the smallest and safest plastic-to-oil conversion machines out on the market today.

[@CzarinaMichelle]

We can buy these converters when they become a complete home heating and hot water boiler system using the Blest mixed oil fuel! At least, that's my impression!

[@Kennosukesama]

@roryniland Not all power comes from Coal. Nuclear energy is pretty darn clean.

[@NatalieHelferty]

The safety issue is also because of the pressure differential as oxygen via diffusion would want to enter the container and if the container is too thin metal it will crush and the carbons and hydrogens also would want to distribute themselves evenly outside, so something strong like a pressure cooker should do the trick.

[@professormaxtrinity]

Yayyyyy! Cool stuff is popping up everywhere.

[@101MinusOneHundred]

Photovoltaic may not be an efficient source of heat, but parabolic reflector trench technology will easily create the needed temps. This technology heats oil up to 400-600F in order to boil water via a heat exchanger. The steam then powers a conventional turbine.

[@darthslater6077]

The Japanese are such an intelligent people..and the women are the most beautiful in the world...

[@alexzhu1]

if you look at the screen of his machine at 2:11, even if you can't read japanese you can see that the temperatures are in the high 300-low 400 degree celsius range. 400 degrees celsius is over 700 degrees fahrenheit. this machine requires a very high amount of energy (to produce all that heat), and that is probably the catch.

[@Dryade2be]

After we figured out to solve this problem, to get all plastic waste made into oil, we still have: advertising-brainwash, society, money and bankers, monetary system, poverty, greed, wars, pollution, scarsity, ... to deal with.

[@jonap1st]

yeah, its good to get rid the plastic, and like he said burning 1kg plastic it same like turning the stuff into another 3kg CO2. but one thing that he clearly forgot, turning this plastic into oil and make them as a gasoline will only create another CO2 waste, because oil can only provide the benefit if it were burned.. but still, its nice machine though. i hate to see plastic everywhere..

[@limbodog]

Wait... So you just heat it to melting point, trap the gas, and cool it back into liquid? That's it? Damn that seems too easy.

[@olekstom]

This video has "made my day"... if not my year.

[@mikemikes8730]

I think this what will make our home clean

[@tinasally379]

I really LOVE the idea of this machine!!!

[@kirillfaust3862]

This is not a magical machine that "simply" produces oil from garbage. It's a pyrolysis process and the reason for why it is not applied all over the world is that it requires a very high input of energy. Besides, apart from being used for landfill, incineration of plastic waste IS in fact at the moment the economically advantageous way to get rid of plastic waste, only they don't turn it into oil first but instead burn it altogether. Sure, that also produces CO2 but so does this process. Another problem is also that not all plastics should be "recycled" like that and people would have to know the differences, which plastics are "safe" to be pyrolized and which are not.

[@angelakparkinson1809]

Still better than filling the sea with it and killing all the fish, even the whales have a belly full of our rubbish. Today's tech should have this sorted already, but the greedy few don't want this. I guess we'll have to wait for the old money hoarders to die off and let the next generation see what they can do. There are plenty of people that want this sorted now and trying their best.

[@zeroforme]

It can't be long terme solution. But it's a response for today's environnemental challenges. It's a great idea!

[@NatalieHelferty]

A pressure cooker may not get to the temperatures hot enough though except to make the simplest hydrocarbon, which is methane as a gas. Best to see if these units are for sale.

[@AlexanderHalkema]

If this really works and the amount of energy you need for the conversion is less than you can get out of the resulting oil, we are looking at one of the most needed inventions of our time. Why isn't everybody talking about it and isn't it mass produced and marketed all over the world? Where is the catch, which I dearly hop there isn't. Where can I buy one?

[@Sunfadedlovejaded]

I would LOVE to have this in my truck and attach it to my auxiliary fuel tank. Would be a great thing to have if finding fuel would be a serious concern. Could use it to get to a safe point in case of disaster.

[@NatalieHelferty]

Here is the chemistry if not yet posted: CH4 (methane is the simpliest hydrocarbon, CnH2n+2 is the general formula) + 2 O2 (oxygen) = CO2 (carbon dioxide) + 2 H2O (water). When you heat the plastic in a container and underwater away from oxygen then it forms a hydrocarbon. When exposed to oxygen and heat it forms carbondioxide and water which are what are registered causing the problem as you have anoxic conditions, so you need living plants to fix the carbon dioxide with water and get O2 again.

[@dalrok]

Taken in account that electricity ist produced with around 40% to 50% max. the total eff. of the machine is around 70-90%. That's a good value for a recycling machine. But: You never get more out than You have put in, so 650kWh/l is absolutely impossible. Input: 5 kWh electr. - 1,5 kg plastic (at max 6-9kWh/kg) = 9-13,5kWh + 5kWh = 14-18,5kWh (+ primary energy for prod. of electr. about 5kWh) Output: 1l unpurified oil at a max. of 11kWh, more likely 8-10kWh

[@caasmith]

However, I totally understand your frustration with the plastic problem in Japan as I used to live there and yes, the packaging issue (and overall consumption actually) is astoundingly out of control. Regards.

[@lslavychecker]

GREAT=LOVE TO SEE THAT=POLUTION IS GROVING ALL OVER THE EARTH=BEAUTIFUL START...

[@gutmannjacob9262]

god bless you sir, creativity directed to conversion is ever the best thing. the power should see this and putting an hand on heart, if they have a heart...

[@johndoe27958]

You're missing the whole picture. By turning local plastics back into oil, you're reducing the amount of oil that needs to be transported from far away. You also reduce the need to explore and drill for increasingly more difficult to obtain oil.

[@bwild61]

I'm all for recycling! Thank you for posting this video!

[@OutaSynch]

This type setup could be made cheaply and efficient by having an insulated steel container, like a pressure cooker, above an induction hotplate so that all the heat originates in the container itself. That could easily be done in anybody's garage. If nothing else, take the oil to an auto parts store for recycling. Better though would be to have a GEET powered generator which would run on this oil without need for refinement.

[@omnibot]

From the article linked below: "One kilogram of plastic waste produces almost a liter of oil while using about 1 kilowatt of electricity."

[@pjjordan5491]

Yes its true but the big oil companys dont want us to do this otherwise tbeir profits go down .

[@RadicallyHonestAutist]

Some of you are being a bit too critical of a new technology, yeah it's not going to save the environment or reduce CO2 by some huge figure but it's turning garbage into something usable, that is the beauty of it. If employed large scale it would decrease dependence on foreign oil and decrease the need for massive landfills.

[@JRandorff]

This is definitely an idea with great social and ecological potential. If it were powered by sustainable, virtually unlimited energy sources (e.g. solar power, water power, etc), it could act as another brilliant method of recycling and waste reduction! On a lighter note, does anyone else think of the "Mr. Fusion" device from the "Back to the Future" movies when they see this? :)

[@trainmaster611]

@hugolp From UNU's site: "One kilogram of plastic produces almost one liter of oil. To convert that amount takes about 1 kilowatt of electricity, which is approximately ¥20 or 20 cents’ worth." Sounds a little too good to be true though...

[@KeystoneKorner]

Beautifully produced.

[@ExoEarth]

@thursdayfour I totally agree on that. But we should also not forget the "true cost" of solar cells: some people suggest that the energy and resources needed in the production process and transportation equals the amount of power they deliver in their lifetime. I know that's a bit on the radical side but there is no easy solution to the socio-ecological problems in our interdependent world.

[@37fleetwood]

I have a question or two, just what kind of toxic crap is left in the container after you're done making oil and how much energy does it take in the process. if it takes too much energy in the process the return is very small and the carbon used is raised considerably. if it takes 30 tons of plastic to make a half cup of oil I think it may need work. none of these issues are even mentioned.

[@crewcrew21]

why does this not have more views?

[@FLUXCAPACITORWIGGLES]

Even with disasters like the BP oil spill, Humans only account for less than 1% of the oil in the oceans. The rest comes from natural seepage.

[@saurabhdev9197]

What type of catalyst use in plastic recycling?

[@Neberheim]

@Neberheim And I forgot to mention, it takes about two pounds of plastic to make that one liter of oil.

[@bridgitcampbell9580]

I believe there is an enormous area of the Pacific Ocean, which due to wind and tides that have corralled a huge mass of plastic that have been thrown into the sea. Whatever faults or drawbacks this invetion might have surely it could be used to clean up a vast area of the Pacific Ocean.

[@hootsofsteel]

@camlpg I think it would make sense for cities and towns to get the capability to convert plasttic to oil on a large scale, collect plastic for free (it's waste, after all, and they need as much as they can get), convert it to oil and sell it to oil companies. Win-win.

[@Camel_Caravan]

@OZZl3 I don't think plastic is recycled back to oil in Sweden. They might re-use it, like with PET bottles, etc... Point is, oil supply is limited, with this idea you can actually get back some of it, and it happens to be that we do have a hell of a lot of plastic as garbage.

[@zardiw]

Very nice! One Major Difference: TRTN (310 Holdings) has a catalyst that makes the process MUCH more efficient.......z

[@digital-alchemist]

Very clever and interesting invention. The problem I foresee is that it uses both electricity and water. My question would be how much water/electricity does it take to convert X amount of plastic back to fuel? How much byproduct is leftover?

[@Discipvlo]

@Jiyuu89 It's true that it takes energy to convert the plastic into oil, but it also takes energy to convert crude into consumable oil or gas. Hence I believe the message he's trying to transmit is simply to recycle.

[@BalconySofa]

need to know more data about this machine, like input energy and stuff.. but like my physics teacher said: any machine that generates heat as the main purpose will consume a lot of energy, but will be very energy efficient. Also, 1kg of plastic for 1L of oil sounds quite optimal.

[@dalrok]

Uups, my fault! The max caloric value is around 12.5-14 kWh / kg with acetylene or propane/butane - the i-Butane value I wrote above is for 1 m3 = 2,5kg, not 1 kg

[@VenusElectricRecords]

How clean is the oil? What about all the inks used to print on the plastic, and the inevitable food scraps etc, what happens to all that? Is it really this simple?

[@JAFrk]

@Heppelld0 i completely agree with your concerns and how people who will probably lost profit of the popularization of this tech will somehow spin it saying how it will "cost way more energy and pollute more to convert plastic into oil". This of course COULD be true, but if we can start cleaning out landfills and thousands of square meters of trash floating in the ocean, im all for it : )

[@Kennosukesama]

@roryniland I understand your point, I was just making the statement that not all power is from Coal. Also, I don't personally believe that coal is viable in the long-term. Things will get cleaner and cleaner, even in China, where the government is going to great lengths to reduce pollution. It would be interesting to see how much power is used up by that machine.

[@caferragi]

Great idea, but I wonder what happens after the plastic melts down... is there any left overs? Can we use 100% of the plastic? I wish more details were given in this video...

[@djzman]

not a bad idea. if i was to run my car, heat my home, run a generator for power i would save 300.00 a month 3600 a year, so in less then 3 years would pay for the 10,000 price tag.

[@percymate]

@camlpg Believe it or not, converting plastic to oil does cost money. It takes energy which a city would have to pay for. Also, of course it is cheaper to just not refine plastic into oil and throw the plastic into a huge landfill. However, if you think about the long term costs of filling the earth and seas with plastic then the cost related to refining plastic seems miniscule.

[@Heppelld0]

i'd be interested to know how much the device itself costs, and then how much energy it takes to heat the plastic sufficiently to regain the oil. Unfortunately, with times being as they are, people/companies aren't going to want to subscribe to this kind of technology if it isn't going to be profitable to them in some way.

[@thefalconmckwean]

What about the electricity that is required to run the machine? How much CO2 does the production of that electricity release?

[@marcos13af]

@AkromeStyle Recycling already is the best way to dispose the plastic and consumes less electricity... And it IS more cost-effective...

[@lamontlewis]

@drsasisugu I don't think you get the idea. Oil production is secondary to eliminating plastic wastes in our oceans and dumps. If the process produced water, it wouldn't matter, so long as it got rid of waste. Plastic does not decompose, EVER! Something else has to be done to remove it. This is as good a choice as any.

[@mdlittle5466]

@npr386 If they can do this with plastic...it's only a matter of time before we can break down any oil-based product back to it's initial component parts. That includes all the plastic cell phones, tv and computer monitors...perhaps even tires and a majority of component car parts. This is not only a VERY WISE direction to go regarding resource reclaimation...it turns our landfills into literal oil reserves and could help sever America's dependence on foriegn oil...

[@MatsFrick]

Hook these up with renewable energy tech like wind, solar or hydro and they could do a lot of good. Vertical wind turbines would be especially suitable since these are smaller scale than conventional turbines if you want to target developing countries. With rising oil prices garbage could become really interesting.

[@allardthelizard]

what is the efficiency of turning this plastic back into oil? how much energy do you have to put in to get a certain amount of energy back (in the form of oil)

[@BlakcNinja]

I feel like this is a quick fix. What will we do with excess oil?

[@dacroz1]

@llonnette There are many products made from recycled plastic that are *not* thrown away. The carbon content in this plastic does not end up in the atmosphere.

[@hamishcameron6244]

A really good story well done,engineering and planning at it's best.

[@lhl]

@ElektrischerApparat The next time you hear "some people" spread misinformation, you might want to search for this article: "Can Solar Cells Ever Recapture the Energy Invested in their Manufacture?" From that summary, manufactured energy costs are recovered in 3-6 years. That's at 12.5% efficiency. Panels w/ 19%+ efficiency are available for consumers (so energy recovery in 2-4years). Panels are good for 20+ years with almost no efficiency loss.

[@ItsBrianHi]

@TheMadmoey Where can people buy this? And also where can I find information on how much plastic will create one gallon of gas and if the gas this produces needs to be refined to put into a car? Thanks.. Does blest have a website?

[@kathlyn444]

I for one, am grateful to anyone who is trying to find a Soul-lution to all the devastation we've created on the planet. It's hard to understand why those who are doing nothing are so critical. Lets see what they come up with. If we do find ways to create oil we could leave some to lubricate the earth, as it was intended.