What's Been Up with the Microwave Reactor?
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I believe with the world wide crisis we are facing now, we require a world wide solution. And this is why I believe we need decentralized devices such as this Reactor. Think about it, even if there is just 1 reactor in every community, that will put a huge dent in plastic waste and pollution.
Due to this, I do not wish to make a singular specialized Reactor, once I master and complete this one, I want to make all different types, of all different scales and sizes.
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Collect that gas economically. If gas is cool enuf, there is a technique to "bag" it someone else used in a bioreactor. No need to compress.
th-cam.com/video/pKZgnXQCp98/w-d-xo.html
Very high potential to hook up to generator to burn that gas to power entire system and possibly as fast charge point for Tesla? =)
These things burn about anything: th-cam.com/video/iMMCN6T5tig/w-d-xo.html
Capstone is a real company - if scale UP i think your process would be ideal (the gas) to produce the oil.
Or to give local towns a new revenue source for powering grid. Could be interest there too (plastic recycling has failed imho)
In my minds eye, i see your invention NOT scaled up, but mass produced for small towns to have multiple of these. Like an automatic can recycle stop, can in, money out. In this case, they can either get money, or they can get the energy (gas or oil), or industry can come get (they'd jump at it is my bet - inexpensi energy=win).
Keep in mind: simple design wins. Plug and play for all components, easily unplugged and reassembled. Common parts (like conventional magnatrons). Make it easy to set up, easy to use, easy to clean by non-scientist/engineer.
In 3rd world countries they just burn plastic at side of road to dispose of it, or they throw it into river headed to ocean. Its terrible. Your plans have some much potentian in SE asia.
I love what you are doing...i had same idea but didnt action on it.
I will be following you with very keen interest and sending some money.
I think you are doing Gods work.
Keep on truckin man!!!!
Wow, this made my day! That idea of non-centralized, community based smaller reactors is the vision I've been working so hard to achieve.
The gas is of such calorific value and usefulness that it is one of my top priorities to properly refine and store it.
That, combined with the oil yields metal recovery and carbon usability makes me question why this isn't already being done.
Hopefully soon enough, this may be run off solar panels or some renewable energy to completely offset any issues concerning energy input to output ratios.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting, all of us, together will make this a reality!
3:38 I didn't even know these existed; neat!
Great to see all ideas and research you are doing! And very wise, sometimes it is not about running to win. I find shaftless auger kinda genius in its simplicity. I hope you will find a great way for bearing sealing (gas rope packing looks good on paper, especially since you will push stuff with will block some oils and most reaction will be done further from it. Vapours should go with path of least resistance to the closest outlet).
As you are making some experiments on MARK2, definitely check how material fragmentation interacts with microwaves. And probably second, mixing beforehand shredded plastic with carbon black (coal powder), I found this is often done as "catalyst", plastic is transparent, coal absorbs waves, works like a small heating element melting stuff around with when liquified absorbers waves better,
Once again, I like what you are doing, read for hours, think twice and build once.
Fingers crossed for your work!
Thank you so much! Will most definently do that experiement you mentioned, cheers.
fantastic progress!
You should try a run purely on paper or on just one plastic and check out the distinct oil generated from different feedstocks
Great idea, thank you!
if you don't need access to the back of the shaft where your auger screw comes through the reactor housings. then just seal the back end completely with a cap to cover the end shaft and bearing hole. if you need a motor to turn the shaft then just make a cover cap big enough for the motor also.
This is definently a thought I've pondered on. Its a last ditch resort if nothing else works, because this would make any type of maintenance a complete pain. It's not a bad idea, it's just certainly outclassed if other options that are less permanent can work. Thank you!
@@naturejab Also a motor doing electrical work inside a pressure chamber with gas and oil could go boom no?
@@rickfrogm825 indeed, and the motor needs air flow anyway so it doesn't overheat
Awesome job
u could make next reactor ocilating, like suspended whit a spining base for agitation
Neat Idea. The question becomes: "How could one make that airtight?"
Oil looks good, mine is clear dark brown so similar to what you are getting 👍
Do you use any type of catalyst?
Yes. About 10lb of smashed up terracotta in the reactor that I change every 5 runs. I clean the raw oil with a Methoxide wash that is very similar to Alek Polek’s process here: m.th-cam.com/video/YUT4ZQMBgVo/w-d-xo.html
@@elcaboelcabo2881 Appeciate it, cheers
You should try dry hay grass...or dry sawdust should be interesting result...
Will do
I have heard that zeolites are also used as catalyst.
Yes! I'd love to experiment with them, but they are very expensive.
I also recomend to take a look into previous works on wood gasifiers that had already adresed the problem of filtering, condensation of gas into oil and tar recovering:
th-cam.com/video/a6e3CprVTi8/w-d-xo.html
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Finally, there are some works about chemical analysis of pyrolisis oil distillation:
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Some ideas here also:
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And here th-cam.com/video/Fkz0Q_IQT8A/w-d-xo.html
I will look at these, thank you so much for your suggestions!
Did you know precious plastic? I think you can adapt their shredder and extruder machine to your design:
th-cam.com/video/1A05nDBKzVc/w-d-xo.html
The idea is that you can adjust the feeding rate to the reactor, surpassing the problem of microwaves not penetrating enough the plastic layers. Also, by adjusting the feeding rate you have control over the exhaust rate of your machine AND reaction time inside your reactor chamber. Thats allow fine control of your machine and their byproducts. Also makes a your machine 2x1 (multipourpose), as you can decouple de extruder to make filament or injection molding, or couple to the reactor to make fuel
Of course, you can instal some kind of grinder/guillotine at the end of the extruder to make pellets on the go. Other option is to put a sheet mould at the end of the extruder tip that feeds the reactor whit film made in situ
Yes! I actually have been looking into getting a precious plastic shredder for some time now, for all the reasons you mentioned above. Thank you!
@@naturejab I think the extruder could be even more usefull for you than the shredder. Instead of struggle whit the shaftless feeder+sealing etc, you have already the plans done for the extruder, and no need for sealing is required as the output is compressed preheated plastic whit no air inside!
@@kaervas true, I will look into this, thank you!
🇺🇲: knock knock
Jokes aside good work