Plastic
waste is a menace in Ghana’s environmental management.
But
such waste could soon become a hot economic commodity if a new technology to
turn plastic waste into fuel succeeds in the planned commercial production.
The
current focus of the innovative research is using “Reverse Function Theory” and
“Thermal Decomposition Approach” to develop diesel, petrol, kerosene and
aviation fuels.
It
is a collaborative effort of two engineers – Isaiah Nimako and Nene Amoatey –
as well as energy expert, Michael Kweku Commeh at the Technology Consultancy
Centre (TCC) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
The
fuels have sailed through in standard testing at the Ghana Standards Authority
(GSA).
Kofi
Adu Domfeh went along to the KNUST to chat with lead researcher, Michael
Commey, on the viability of the technology.
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