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Podcast: The Misfit Heroes Podcast
Episode: This high school senior has created a device that recycles plastic into alternative fuel sources - Julian Brown of NatureJab
Description: Julian Brown took it upon himself to use his love for the environment and develop a microwave pyrolisis reactor, a device that recycles any type of carbon matter into fuels like natural gas, diesel, and jet fuel.Â
He started this project without any formal training or knowledge of chemical engineering, and begun his research using google searches.Â
His device has evolved through 5 generations, and his Mark V prototype has potential to create enough fuel to power a building.Â
His goal to combat plastic waste in the great pacific garbage patch has had its tri...