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Covid-19 PPE can now be converted to biofuel – Indian Link
According to Indian researchers, plastic from used personal protective equipment (PPE) used during COVID-19 can be converted into biofuel.
According to Indian researchers, plastic from used personal protective equipment (PPE) can and should be transformed into renewable liquid fuels.
The research from the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) in Uttarakhand shows how billions of items of disposable PPE can be converted from its polypropylene (plastic) state into biofuels – which is known to be at par with standard fossil fuels.
“The transformation into biocrude, a type of synthetic fuel, will not just prevent the seve…
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