pretty good... hope he won't turned all the garbage to cooking oil... It's good to clean up and make the whole world green. we need to buy this machine huh? Wonder how much it is?
@MisterSandman009 Blest informs us that, since we visited them last year, improvements have been made to the machine and the price is now ¥1,06o,000 (around US$12,700) without tax.]
This is Awesome! Recently I saw some pieces on shows like CNN and the journal with Joan Lunden on PBS that were talking about issues and solutions for industrial recycling. This kind of thing takes it to the next level. Things look pretty bad sometimes but some of these technologies bring some hope into the situation.
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..
@jonap1st at least we dont have to depend on other countries to create our own source techology, if we can make the cycle as efficient as possible i guess we can make this world a better place. no? :)
@dacroz1 say it there is 1 plastic company, and 1 plastic product is exist now. then that plastic stuf is used up and recyclwd into another stuff, at the same time there'll be 2 plastic stuffs exist and it means more to incinerate and incineration generate not just CO2, but also many toxic gases. recycling might be efficient if those plastic factory owner company did it, all of them. now imagine if that used plastic is turned into oil and refined, there might be less CO2 and toxic gases - IMHO
@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.
What happens to the residue though? He doesn't touch on that and I think he avoids the subject for a VERY good reason. Whatever will be left behind (it's not ALL converted to oil is it?) will be highly toxic and difficult to dispose of.
@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.
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?
I DONT WANT TO DIE SAVE THE WORLD PLEASE , PLEASE THE PERSON THAT PUT THIS VIDEO DO SOMETHING , TALK TO THE PRESIDENT OBAMA TO BUY A NIGGS¡EST ONE TO EREASE ALL THE GARBAGE THAT MAKES NEW YORK , LOS ANGELES , ALL THE CITIES , THIS IS IMPORTANT!! PLEASE DO SOEOMTHING!! I AM DOING MY BEST IN MEXICO! i need the help of all and for real ,
@TheStickkman aint happening, the corporations and interest groups that funds the elections in washington will kill this. they want OIL! they want the arabs rich!
This is definitely a great idea... however, man made global warming is a fraud and CO2 is a life giving gas, not a toxin, thus worrying about cutting back on CO2 emissions is a waste of time; but becoming independent from the evil oil companies is a very good thing.
@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...
@npr386 Agreed, but then you must consider how much oil and energy is consumed and used in order to acquire oil from the Middle East and have it shipped to America. I'm willing to use less oil and energy...and the reduction of landfill waste is an added bonus. I'm not really seeing a downside to this considering how much impact landfills have on the environment. This looks to be the most logical and ecologically sound way to go...
@npr386 True, though I must admit...with this recent price hike in gas prices has caused an increase in interest regarding alternate means of transportation. I just forwarded a video to some acquaintences of mine regarding electric cars that go over 80+ mph with a 300+ mile battery duration prior to recharge. Now THAT'S a commuter vehicle 'I' want (...though the motorcycle is a close second...). :D
So just leave the plastic in the oceans and landfills? That's your answer mr greenpeace?? This is not about the "ozone" in this video, its about gaining access to the fuel that is still in the plastic that was put there and in the process helping to clean up the landfills and oceans full of plastic.
Damn there is no wining with you crazy freaks in greenpeace!!!
Cuando esto se haga mundial y se explote el plástico, de seguro que ya no lo veremos mas, de echo valdrá tan caro que será difícil verlo en las calles y menos en los basureros.
what is the name of the company and how does one contact them. I see that they fly these to other countries. Before someone buys out the invention, lets get them out there.
if every house and industrial complex had solar panels connected to a grid it would work wonders for energy concerns. With sea, wind and kenetic devices it would extend it even further. The issue though would be materials that are easier to recycle in the first place... at least this tech would make it far easier to extend natural resources for a very long time... I'm hoping for the day when atoms can be controlled to replicate anything... resources issues solved!
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.
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.
it saves a lot of transport costs i think... and indeed solves a part of the garbage problem. Now producing diesel from this machine and combine it with Volkswagen XL1, you will drive 100 kilometers with 1 kilo of plastic garbage! :D
The questions that I have is how much energy (oil, coal or nuclear) is required in this process and for what amount of output. There is no mention of the residual substance remaining, is it toxic or can it be used for productive purposes. This process does address the problem of waste plastic. Is it possible to use with a solar furnace or geothermal renewable energy? What cold the output projections look like for a project that would encompass what is shown here and balance future requirements
@dkfried From what I understand the energy required to make one liter of oil is about one KW which in my municipality means about 10¢ per liter of oil. There is a residue that's intended to be burned and methane, ethane, propane and butane are also released but apparently broken down into carbon and water in a filter. Personally I would also like to reuse the butane and propane, but I think more details will come as this begins to take off, if it does.
The questions that I have is how much energy (oil, coal or nucular) is required in this process and for what amonut of output. There is no mention of the residual substance remaining, is it toxic or can it be used for productive purposes. This process does address the problem of waste plastic. Is it possible to use with a solar furnace or geothermal renewable energy? What cold the output projections look like for a project that would encompass what is shown here and balance future requirements
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?
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.
@aheadwithwings "(...) Blest tells us that, if the proper materials are fed into the machine (...), there is no toxic substance produced and any residue can be disposed of with regular burnable garbage. (...)" (Source: the article above)
very good invention, Solar can be used to supply the energy to melt the plastic into gas. I strongly belive that a hybrid hydrogen conversion will soon hit the market. It is only a matter of time.
Genius. Why? because he's trying to fix the environment from where everyone can contribute to. It's not the smart scientist that fix the environment, we do, as citizen of planet earth. Trying to fix everything on one go will get you nowhere but by at least doing this much at first, mother earth will surely be much happier no?
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.
I think what a lot of people might not understand is: the plastic was produced from oil, this turns it back into oil, which we could then potentially use for other things. How much power the conversion takes currently is irrelevant. The point is: the technology now exists. IF you believe yourself to be a super-intellect THEN take the technology to the next level. We are going to be drowning in trash soon; we don't seem to be running out of people who produce garbage.
1. the amount of garbage we have already and what it is doing to our natural systems; and 2 initial production of plastic is energy intensive, even if transferred back to oil--it contributes to CO2 emissions on both ends.
Addressing 1. is tackling the symptom, rather than the problem (2). In order for us to really change anything, we need to tackle both the symptom (1) and the more upstream problem (2) simultaneously. Otherwise we are creating a fix that fails and the results will be the same.
@MsSustainED You appear to be good at listing problems. What I would be interested in is: your ideas for improving or changing the current systems. If you followed the video, he states: that by using electricity and heat, the conversion reduces the Co2 emissions by 80%. Even if we somehow changed the overall system, this technology could still be used to convert the already existing plastic garbage back into something usable. If the remaining 20% of emissions bother you, become an engineer.
It takes energy to convert the plastic into oil, then the oil will be burnt..how is that good? Please tell me if I've got it wrong!
Here in Japan I feel people have the wrong idea about environmental conservation. It doesn't seem to occur to people to use less plastic and packaging in the first place, and there is a LOT of packaging on everything here. I heard at my friend's school the students provide their own lockers & dispose of them when they leave after 3 yrs!! People need to be educated!!
@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.
@Jiyuu89 Have you watched the video? Ito-san's focus here is on educating people to make them conscious of the fact that plastic is made from a valuable resource and incinerating (or landfilling) it is totally mottainai (a waste).
@mookiesmith Yes, and have you? He could achieve that aim in a completely different way which does not involve converting it back into oil which is still mottainai!! I.e. telling people not to buy stuff with so much flipping packaging, re-using plastic bottles, etc.
@Jiyuu89 And meanwhile leaving the plastic to be incinerated, which not only generates emissions but means that instead of using the converted oil the end user would then purchase regular fuel, which as Ito-san points out in the video comes to Japan with a high ROEI + emissions footprint?
So sorry, but I'm going to have to agree to disagree with you and leave it at that. This technology (or I guess that's Ito-san's purported philosophy) and advocates of it, such as myself, are not in any way supporting business-as-usual in the production and use of plastic. Far from it, I really feel that such tech can make a tiny dent in emissions/energy use while serving to educate.
@mookiesmith So it's the better of two evils: fine, I can comprehend that. But there's really not enough activity going on here to actually PREVENT this happening in the first place. In comparison to the UK the eco movement in Japan is really lagging behind.
I really like another UNU film about the panels in Shibuya that generate electricity upon being walked on or picking up traffic movement
Well I'm glad you haven't resorted to obscenities as other utube users have in response to my comments!
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.
IF the energy input - plastic -> oil - equals the energy of the oil produced, then this is a costly machine to just destroy plastic scrapping the nature. Just collect the plastics in a bin and burn it. At least you might be able to cook some food on top of the bin.
IF input energy for plastic -> oil -> "car movement"/heat/etc. is greater than just burning it and produce electricity and heat for warming houses etc. THEN this method is ENERGY WASTE
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.
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? :)
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.
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.
Even if it requires more energy to convert than oil it puts out, that energy doesnt have to come from petrol burning. We have solar and hydro power in abundance, clearly using that energy to produce higher potential chemical energy in this conversion would be the wisest thing to do.
very interesting indeed. i am all for keeping the planet green and all. but, like said in previous posts. if it takes 2 gallons of fuel to heat up and melt the plastic for 1 gallon of fuel, then, this device would not be useful. but they did not say anything about that so we could all be wrong as well. bottom line is, in our world of being dependant on petrol for almost everything there really is no solution for pollution. especially when you drive big v8 suv junk boxes.
doesn't go into detail of how it works
Azuraken 18 hours ago
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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this is amazing, really great imagine this on a mass scale all around the world, it could help so many people.
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eliasmouawad 2 months ago
can i get the machine in India?
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otur1 2 months ago
Teach the children well. Wauw thx, spread it.
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2psyche1 3 months ago
pretty good... hope he won't turned all the garbage to cooking oil... It's good to clean up and make the whole world green. we need to buy this machine huh? Wonder how much it is?
bachnguyettien 3 months ago
How much does ones of these cost?
MisterSandman009 3 months ago 2
@MisterSandman009 Blest informs us that, since we visited them last year, improvements have been made to the machine and the price is now ¥1,06o,000 (around US$12,700) without tax.]
UNUChannel 3 months ago
@UNUChannel
What are the specifications?
Can I get a link?
How much energy/power is required to produce 1L of oil - and how much energy is needed for the refining process.
Is the refining process machine also included in this cost? If not what is the cost of the refinery machine.
MisterSandman009 3 months ago
how much energy to create 1 liter of gasoline??? and how about the waste of that machine??
hartz2z 3 months ago
I would like know how many energy the equipment spent to produce 1 l of oil?
jmvpimentel 4 months ago 7
@jmvpimentel what If it´s solar or wind power...??
spencermonteiro81 4 months ago
@jmvpimentel It more than compensates for the heating and condensing energy needed to get the oil.
benknefelkamp 4 months ago
@jmvpimentel no matter how much energy it uses it can always run on other renewable sources I guess
logitek256 2 months ago
Like someone really cares about CO2 releases.
Xassih 4 months ago
What about the electricity that is required to run the machine? How much CO2 does the production of that electricity release?
thefalconmckwean 4 months ago
This is Awesome! Recently I saw some pieces on shows like CNN and the journal with Joan Lunden on PBS that were talking about issues and solutions for industrial recycling. This kind of thing takes it to the next level. Things look pretty bad sometimes but some of these technologies bring some hope into the situation.
ldavis741 5 months ago
só um idiota completo pode acreditar nisso!
maurodelta32 6 months ago
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edaykw 5 months ago
@maurodelta32 só um idiota critica sem embasamento.
TheGilb3rt 5 months ago
@maurodelta32 só um idiota critica sem embasamento.
TheGilb3rt 5 months ago
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@maurodelta32 só um idiota critica sem embasamento.
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pl let me know the cost of machine and how it work,
this will be better if we assamble itin INDIA, pl let us know your interest
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mkpindia 6 months ago
how about the price, isn't it cheap?
rtsanmar09 6 months ago
It's magnificient ,I want this thing.
donyindragupala 6 months ago
it's magnificient innovation, if the innovation is trully actualization, i believe the world can be change be better and be friendly.
i hope this innovation can be usefull for everyone.
bergokbesak 6 months ago
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..
jonap1st 6 months ago
@jonap1st at least we dont have to depend on other countries to create our own source techology, if we can make the cycle as efficient as possible i guess we can make this world a better place. no? :)
itchonzzz 6 months ago
yeah yeah, i love the tekhnology
amatakeuyab 6 months ago
Very interesting product. But how does burning the plastic -- instead of recycling it back into other post-consumer products reduce atmospheric CO2?
dacroz1 6 months ago
@dacroz1 say it there is 1 plastic company, and 1 plastic product is exist now. then that plastic stuf is used up and recyclwd into another stuff, at the same time there'll be 2 plastic stuffs exist and it means more to incinerate and incineration generate not just CO2, but also many toxic gases. recycling might be efficient if those plastic factory owner company did it, all of them. now imagine if that used plastic is turned into oil and refined, there might be less CO2 and toxic gases - IMHO
llonnette 6 months ago
@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.
dacroz1 6 months ago
Yes, very good, but what kind of waste does this machine create?
kwpoker 6 months ago
how can i order 1 and what will be my cost?
smooth8081 6 months ago
Congratulations. It is a good example to people follow.
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owww man i like the way you said "it is waste, is'nt it?, but this is treasures" :'D
stillovingyouth 7 months ago
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stillovingyouth 7 months ago
What about the waste product created from the burning of the plastics? Please inform us :)
iNicoTECH 7 months ago
What happens to the residue though? He doesn't touch on that and I think he avoids the subject for a VERY good reason. Whatever will be left behind (it's not ALL converted to oil is it?) will be highly toxic and difficult to dispose of.
Blacksmith1964 7 months ago
no idea how long it will take to change 1kg and how much electric consumption for this
drsasisugu 8 months ago
@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.
lamontlewis 7 months ago
one day ever nation should have these machines and we will have less need for Oil
Cokehead124 8 months ago
Too bad the electricity power which was put into melting the plastics is probably worth more than the oil that came out from the plastic.
16dots 8 months ago
@16dots so what? make sure the energy is from renewable sources then its fine, wise guy.
tkcwu 7 months ago
@tkcwu So essentially you said: wasting energy is okay, as long as it's from a renewable source?
16dots 7 months ago
@16dots yes knock yourself out with solar or wind power.
tkcwu 7 months ago
japanese people are very smart!!
pkpkau 8 months ago
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?
elektrobank55 8 months ago
They are clever people.
I hope the Bush's mates in the oil industry don't squash this like the other inventions that threaten their fat bonuses.
shadowslip2271 8 months ago
What powers the electricity to run this machine? Fossil fuels? How much power is used to generate how much fuel?
eastportland 9 months ago
Remember -Back to the Future- when Professor used garbage as combustible for the DeLorean
ahikarilaser 9 months ago 25
@ahikarilaser
actually that was for time circuits, engine was running on regular gasoline.
zetnakatel 5 months ago
@ahikarilaser such a MASTER that professor :D
flaviomrc 5 months ago
@ahikarilaser
it was mr fusion made by black and decker.
garyfirth 2 months ago
I DONT WANT TO DIE SAVE THE WORLD PLEASE , PLEASE THE PERSON THAT PUT THIS VIDEO DO SOMETHING , TALK TO THE PRESIDENT OBAMA TO BUY A NIGGS¡EST ONE TO EREASE ALL THE GARBAGE THAT MAKES NEW YORK , LOS ANGELES , ALL THE CITIES , THIS IS IMPORTANT!! PLEASE DO SOEOMTHING!! I AM DOING MY BEST IN MEXICO! i need the help of all and for real ,
TheStickkman 9 months ago
@TheStickkman aint happening, the corporations and interest groups that funds the elections in washington will kill this. they want OIL! they want the arabs rich!
tkcwu 7 months ago
is this for real?
NULUSIOS 9 months ago
can't wait until Big oil companies buy the patent for it and it never gets made :(
jbrandona119 9 months ago
@jbrandona119 I was thinking the same exact thing.
cockercane 9 months ago
awesome!
alatvianrita 9 months ago
Great video, would be great if we could collect the plastic in our Ocean and turn it into fuel.
MLBinwa 9 months ago
Kudos to that guy! I wonder if I can somhow make a DIY version of that machine at home.
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kristincoyn 9 months ago
I got here by twitter lol
andreagomez043 10 months ago
Can someone tell me please how long it the process of transforming the plastic to oil?
maryasapphirebluekid 10 months ago
10 million hours
rafaXDlol123 9 months ago
Back to the Future!!!
bre4k00 10 months ago
I want one, where can i get it?????
it is the animals breath and farts that do the most harm, feed them on better feed, that works.
andy63walsh 10 months ago
I want one, where can i get it?????
andy63walsh 10 months ago
This is definitely a great idea... however, man made global warming is a fraud and CO2 is a life giving gas, not a toxin, thus worrying about cutting back on CO2 emissions is a waste of time; but becoming independent from the evil oil companies is a very good thing.
andrewjefferson1776 10 months ago
Has anybody else noticed that they stopped calling it Global Warming and now its turned into Climate Change..?
jondoe91941 10 months ago
11 idiots don't like recycling :(
billy37918 10 months ago
does it not produce any any harmful gas?
tarunthesmart2 10 months ago
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tarunthesmart2 10 months ago
And yet we're still burning oil, using energy to convert the plastic... This does not solve the problem, though it is quite ingenious.
npr386 10 months ago
@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...
mdlittle5466 10 months ago
@mdlittle5466 True, but in the end we're still burning oil and using energy to convert the plastics.
npr386 10 months ago
@npr386 Agreed, but then you must consider how much oil and energy is consumed and used in order to acquire oil from the Middle East and have it shipped to America. I'm willing to use less oil and energy...and the reduction of landfill waste is an added bonus. I'm not really seeing a downside to this considering how much impact landfills have on the environment. This looks to be the most logical and ecologically sound way to go...
mdlittle5466 10 months ago
@mdlittle5466 I agree, I just personally would like to see more of an emphasis on green energy
npr386 10 months ago
@npr386 True, though I must admit...with this recent price hike in gas prices has caused an increase in interest regarding alternate means of transportation. I just forwarded a video to some acquaintences of mine regarding electric cars that go over 80+ mph with a 300+ mile battery duration prior to recharge. Now THAT'S a commuter vehicle 'I' want (...though the motorcycle is a close second...). :D
/watch?v=UAYrsEOxqYc
mdlittle5466 10 months ago
And yet we're still burning oil, using energy to convert the plastic... This does not solve the problem, though it is quite ingenius.
npr386 10 months ago
how much are they??? Will buy one if put on market!
jobergy 10 months ago
wow
1drdeb4u 11 months ago
CO2 is carbon dioxide and is a greenhouse gas. It can cause asphyxiation not to mention the destruction of our planet via the ozone.
TheSnakelette 11 months ago
@TheSnakelette
So just leave the plastic in the oceans and landfills? That's your answer mr greenpeace?? This is not about the "ozone" in this video, its about gaining access to the fuel that is still in the plastic that was put there and in the process helping to clean up the landfills and oceans full of plastic.
Damn there is no wining with you crazy freaks in greenpeace!!!
tiktak25 11 months ago
@TheSnakelette and it is also required for all plant life and currently is only .039% of our atmosphere
jondoe91941 10 months ago
Why would you care about CO2? It's good for the planet.
IndrasBlade77 11 months ago
This guy should talk at TED!
WoodyTheNutcracker 11 months ago 35
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yesyesyes
1drdeb4u 11 months ago
@WoodyTheNutcracker he did give a talk at TEDxTokyo and the audience loved it.
UNUChannel 6 months ago 3
@UNUChannel please send this project to usa :/
TheStickkman 5 months ago
I want one of these! Ingenious!
MsChannigan 11 months ago
nice invention spread it
spin344 11 months ago
Cuando esto se haga mundial y se explote el plástico, de seguro que ya no lo veremos mas, de echo valdrá tan caro que será difícil verlo en las calles y menos en los basureros.
gasparv1 1 year ago
what is the name of the company and how does one contact them. I see that they fly these to other countries. Before someone buys out the invention, lets get them out there.
sairaum 1 year ago
i heard there is somewhere in the sea... a really big island of waste plastic! .. they should think about converting those waste into oil!
IranSepahbod 1 year ago
if every house and industrial complex had solar panels connected to a grid it would work wonders for energy concerns. With sea, wind and kenetic devices it would extend it even further. The issue though would be materials that are easier to recycle in the first place... at least this tech would make it far easier to extend natural resources for a very long time... I'm hoping for the day when atoms can be controlled to replicate anything... resources issues solved!
jammapcb 1 year ago
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.
Frikozome 1 year ago
コメント数から見てまだまだ環境に興味ある人は少ないなあ〜。俺はあるけどね。
chinesedissolution 1 year ago
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.
37fleetwood 1 year ago
@37fleetwood the efficency of this is not 30 tons to a half cup it is almost 1kg to 1liter
MrEgeratjan 1 year ago
@37fleetwood
it uses one kilowatt each hour.
IranSepahbod 1 year ago
this solves the garbage problem, but what about the CO2, smoke and global warming?
methylik 1 year ago
@methylik Lets take one problem at a time shal we? Research is beeing done in every field. This is a fantastic machine in my eyes.
feonor26 1 year ago
@methylik
it saves a lot of transport costs i think... and indeed solves a part of the garbage problem. Now producing diesel from this machine and combine it with Volkswagen XL1, you will drive 100 kilometers with 1 kilo of plastic garbage! :D
IranSepahbod 1 year ago
how do i get one of those?
silverunderground 1 year ago
@silverunderground Idk but i dont think you can afford it XD It looks expensive
TheExplodingPumpkin 1 year ago
The questions that I have is how much energy (oil, coal or nuclear) is required in this process and for what amount of output. There is no mention of the residual substance remaining, is it toxic or can it be used for productive purposes. This process does address the problem of waste plastic. Is it possible to use with a solar furnace or geothermal renewable energy? What cold the output projections look like for a project that would encompass what is shown here and balance future requirements
dkfried 1 year ago
@dkfried From what I understand the energy required to make one liter of oil is about one KW which in my municipality means about 10¢ per liter of oil. There is a residue that's intended to be burned and methane, ethane, propane and butane are also released but apparently broken down into carbon and water in a filter. Personally I would also like to reuse the butane and propane, but I think more details will come as this begins to take off, if it does.
Neberheim 1 year ago
@Neberheim And I forgot to mention, it takes about two pounds of plastic to make that one liter of oil.
Neberheim 1 year ago
The questions that I have is how much energy (oil, coal or nucular) is required in this process and for what amonut of output. There is no mention of the residual substance remaining, is it toxic or can it be used for productive purposes. This process does address the problem of waste plastic. Is it possible to use with a solar furnace or geothermal renewable energy? What cold the output projections look like for a project that would encompass what is shown here and balance future requirements
dkfried 1 year ago
fantastic
Ova40 1 year ago
So let's talk about using LESS plastic:
Let's talk about reducing the amount of packing.
Use fabric bags instead of plastic.
Use paper packing instead of plastic.
naoachonenhum 1 year ago
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?
naoachonenhum 1 year ago
In any case, it seems to me that if we BURN the resulting oil, anyway we will put more CO2 on atmosphere/environment.
naoachonenhum 1 year ago
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.
naoachonenhum 1 year ago
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!
ArmednSafe 1 year ago
Are there any residues? Can we recycle them as well?
aheadwithwings 1 year ago
@aheadwithwings "(...) Blest tells us that, if the proper materials are fed into the machine (...), there is no toxic substance produced and any residue can be disposed of with regular burnable garbage. (...)" (Source: the article above)
phoinx3D 1 year ago
this idea as well as others is only the beginning
sabhacker101 1 year ago
It's just a matter of time before the guy gets killed and his invention is labeled as a hoax.
Watchdawg 1 year ago
very good invention, Solar can be used to supply the energy to melt the plastic into gas. I strongly belive that a hybrid hydrogen conversion will soon hit the market. It is only a matter of time.
salsclub 1 year ago
ooh, oil isnt that important, theres better things than oil.
rysliv 1 year ago
On hundred thousand gigawatts Marty!!!
farringtonsnica 1 year ago
9 people have bad aim
collectivemind513 1 year ago
Genius. Why? because he's trying to fix the environment from where everyone can contribute to. It's not the smart scientist that fix the environment, we do, as citizen of planet earth. Trying to fix everything on one go will get you nowhere but by at least doing this much at first, mother earth will surely be much happier no?
jozzie132 1 year ago
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.
kathlyn444 1 year ago
Como eu acho essa máquina?? pq nao tá vendendo ainda?
cade esse japoneis malcriado!??
rafaelmutt 1 year ago
I think what a lot of people might not understand is: the plastic was produced from oil, this turns it back into oil, which we could then potentially use for other things. How much power the conversion takes currently is irrelevant. The point is: the technology now exists. IF you believe yourself to be a super-intellect THEN take the technology to the next level. We are going to be drowning in trash soon; we don't seem to be running out of people who produce garbage.
stochastikos 1 year ago
1. the amount of garbage we have already and what it is doing to our natural systems; and 2 initial production of plastic is energy intensive, even if transferred back to oil--it contributes to CO2 emissions on both ends.
Addressing 1. is tackling the symptom, rather than the problem (2). In order for us to really change anything, we need to tackle both the symptom (1) and the more upstream problem (2) simultaneously. Otherwise we are creating a fix that fails and the results will be the same.
MsSustainED 1 year ago
@MsSustainED You appear to be good at listing problems. What I would be interested in is: your ideas for improving or changing the current systems. If you followed the video, he states: that by using electricity and heat, the conversion reduces the Co2 emissions by 80%. Even if we somehow changed the overall system, this technology could still be used to convert the already existing plastic garbage back into something usable. If the remaining 20% of emissions bother you, become an engineer.
stochastikos 1 year ago
It takes energy to convert the plastic into oil, then the oil will be burnt..how is that good? Please tell me if I've got it wrong!
Here in Japan I feel people have the wrong idea about environmental conservation. It doesn't seem to occur to people to use less plastic and packaging in the first place, and there is a LOT of packaging on everything here. I heard at my friend's school the students provide their own lockers & dispose of them when they leave after 3 yrs!! People need to be educated!!
Jiyuu89 1 year ago
@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.
Discipvlo 1 year ago
@Jiyuu89 Have you watched the video? Ito-san's focus here is on educating people to make them conscious of the fact that plastic is made from a valuable resource and incinerating (or landfilling) it is totally mottainai (a waste).
mookiesmith 1 year ago
@mookiesmith Yes, and have you? He could achieve that aim in a completely different way which does not involve converting it back into oil which is still mottainai!! I.e. telling people not to buy stuff with so much flipping packaging, re-using plastic bottles, etc.
Jiyuu89 1 year ago
@Jiyuu89 And meanwhile leaving the plastic to be incinerated, which not only generates emissions but means that instead of using the converted oil the end user would then purchase regular fuel, which as Ito-san points out in the video comes to Japan with a high ROEI + emissions footprint?
mookiesmith 1 year ago
So sorry, but I'm going to have to agree to disagree with you and leave it at that. This technology (or I guess that's Ito-san's purported philosophy) and advocates of it, such as myself, are not in any way supporting business-as-usual in the production and use of plastic. Far from it, I really feel that such tech can make a tiny dent in emissions/energy use while serving to educate.
mookiesmith 1 year ago
@mookiesmith So it's the better of two evils: fine, I can comprehend that. But there's really not enough activity going on here to actually PREVENT this happening in the first place. In comparison to the UK the eco movement in Japan is really lagging behind.
I really like another UNU film about the panels in Shibuya that generate electricity upon being walked on or picking up traffic movement
Well I'm glad you haven't resorted to obscenities as other utube users have in response to my comments!
Jiyuu89 1 year ago
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.
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lalithaharsani 1 year ago
what kind of oil is it?
rafanel81 1 year ago
IF ELSE it might be a useful gadget
ubuntulinux710 1 year ago
IF the energy input - plastic -> oil - equals the energy of the oil produced, then this is a costly machine to just destroy plastic scrapping the nature. Just collect the plastics in a bin and burn it. At least you might be able to cook some food on top of the bin.
ubuntulinux710 1 year ago
IF input energy for plastic -> oil -> "car movement"/heat/etc. is greater than just burning it and produce electricity and heat for warming houses etc. THEN this method is ENERGY WASTE
ubuntulinux710 1 year ago
How do I build one of these?
xperimentalxperience 1 year ago
I'll put my old plastic bottles in the oven at 350, siphon off the gas it gives off and run it through a glass of water.. Right.
vidguy007 1 year ago
as much as it may use a lot of power if this can catch on we will have better chances for cleaning up our world and thats better than nothing
GrowTheCaine 1 year ago 4
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.
alexzhu1 1 year ago
@alexzhu1 That's where solar energy comes into play. I'll take this over putting this stuff into a landfill.
jelinto 1 year ago
@jelinto
even better! solar heated conversion.
xperimentalxperience 1 year ago
@alexzhu1 it's possible to use sunlight and mirrors to achieve high temps.
xperimentalxperience 1 year ago
CAN I GET THIS VIDEO WITH SPANISH SUB-TITTLES?
rhdz67 1 year ago
This video has "made my day"... if not my year.
olekstom 1 year ago
@olekstom, It was made in April 2009 . . . Makes me wonder why there hasn't been more news about it, so it might not be 'all that' . . .
onekinkstar 1 year ago
this is just way too amazing
jhalfaro 1 year ago
Smart ass asians! Love them! Why isnt this being viewed world wide? or is it?
hasher22 1 year ago
how do i get one
Sharkie2007 1 year ago
Indian invented if years ago!!!!!!!!
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bollywood2 1 year ago
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? :)
JRandorff 1 year ago
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.
Dryade2be 1 year ago
And the Banksters of the world and the corporate media run screaming for the hills.
MarioSavioTZM 1 year ago
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.
yuraka 1 year ago
How much does a Blest machine cost?
davepamn 1 year ago
Even if it requires more energy to convert than oil it puts out, that energy doesnt have to come from petrol burning. We have solar and hydro power in abundance, clearly using that energy to produce higher potential chemical energy in this conversion would be the wisest thing to do.
Crixxtachi 1 year ago
very interesting indeed. i am all for keeping the planet green and all. but, like said in previous posts. if it takes 2 gallons of fuel to heat up and melt the plastic for 1 gallon of fuel, then, this device would not be useful. but they did not say anything about that so we could all be wrong as well. bottom line is, in our world of being dependant on petrol for almost everything there really is no solution for pollution. especially when you drive big v8 suv junk boxes.
starsandbarsforever 1 year ago
If we wanna buy this machine then from where we can?
usmanrauf86 1 year ago
WOW!!
RockerDaddyTazz 1 year ago