D. L. von Pontz says:

Thanks for the link to the KCS article about the turkey guts plant! How many scale-ups of good ideas go smoothly??

robert heyde says:

as i understand it, petroleum distellation isn’t rocket science. where can i get schematic drawings or plans to build this thing. in the “Discovery” article they mentioned a smaller version could fit on the back of a flat bed truck. i want one in my back yard.

barrie says:

Did TDP leave without saying goodbye? Browsing TDP finds nothing about thermaldepolymerisation,
only totally different postings. Any news in 2006?

Peter Bacchus says:

Sounds like the best thing since sliced bread only more important for the guy in the street. Don’t expect too much help from the big corporates as something like this would be a conflict of interest. At the moment the oil industry is pushing oil prices for all they are worth. This sort of machine would take the edge of their marketing plan so don’t expect to save the World any time soon with this technology, it will have to grow the hard way like organic agriculture.
With my very best wishes,

Peter Bacchus,
Paeroa,
New Zealand.

gnomic says:

I heard that in the Missouri turkey processing plant that is piloting TDP, the state is looking at shutting them down because of the stench. I think I heard it on NPR…

delbert says:

Dear Sir’s,
Could a plant like this be built on a small scale, say like the meat prosesors could have their own power supply?

Gnomic says:

Sure - the process can be done on a small scale (as it was in the lab) but its not necessarly economical to do so on a smaller scale. It also generates a gawd-awful stench from the reports.

This isn’t the best site for expertise - you should research the MIT sites.