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Can we remake plastic waste into rocket fuel?


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    Have you heard about the new special type of rocket fuel that is made from plastic waste? One company uses particular kinds of plastic to remake them in rocket fuel

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    Awesome. I hadn't heard of that. Seems the company is called Skyrora. They also use 3d printing to make their rocket engines.
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    Yeah, I`ve read the article about such convertion and I really liked it. But only particular kinds of plastic can be used to be converted into that new kind of rocket fuel. Polypropylene (PP) Polyester (PE) Polystyrene (PS) and their mixtures and analogs.
    skyrora.com/ecosene
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    Also, I wnna add that this new kind of rocket fuel has already been tested. And the result was rather good and it has shown that it`s 1% - 3% better than kerosene by its energy characteristics. I wonder if it`s possible to use such kind of fuel in long space journeys?