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February 28, 2006

Thermal Depolymerization

“Unlike other solid-to-liquid-fuel processes such as cornstarch into ethanol, this one will accept almost any carbon-based feedstock. If a 175-pound man fell into one end, he would come out the other end as 38 pounds of oil, 7 pounds of gas, and 7 pounds of minerals, as well as 123 pounds of sterilized water.”

And the process produces energy!

More info from Wikipedia here.

Good links with more info (among other the PDF to the article from Discover Magazine) here.

The Discover Magazine page here, but you have to be a member.


With this, we won't have to wonder if we shall cremate or burry people :)
As long as we don't kill them on purpose in the first place!


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