Further to the products mentioned in this report. I know that Synthetic Lubricants can be produced by cracking Polyethylene. Ethane can be one of the products, and then it can be polymerized to produce synthetic oils, synthetic Diesel or even wax. This is known as Fischer-Tropsch Reactions. I think Designers of Fischer- Tropsch reactors should approach this young scientist.

Thanks.
Mamdouh

It was estimated that the total consumption of plastics in Egypt is 1000,000 tones. This paper aims to present advantageous and environmentally friendly method of managing polyethylene plastic wastes, by converting them into fuel feed-stocks through catalytic cracking over different catalysts. Three experiments were designed with different three catalysts (clay-Y-zeolite-commercial aluminosilicate) with concentration 20% and the other parameters were fixed. Products were analyzed by gas chromatography. According to the results it was found that Commercial aluminosilicate catalyst gave the highest yields among these experiments while zeolite gave the lowest yields. This technology can provide an economically efficient method for production of hydrocarbon fuel namely: cracked naphtha of about 40,000 tons per year and hydrocarbon gases of about 138,000 tons per year equivalent to 78,000,000$.
The results do still sound interesting but I just want to make sure I do not communicate any incorrect information.
Thanks again
Jim