Using Kiln Boats to Reuse Marine Plastics
Microplastics are the biggest pollutants in marine ecosystems. Each year, over 8 million tons of plastic enter the oceans. Via microbes, microplastics may transport toxic chemicals into food webs. It is therefore important to create a way to remove microplastics and reduce the impact of microplastic...
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| author | Shuo-Fang Liu Tzu-Chieh Lee Maggie McMillin Yuan-Tai Li Yun Li Yuan-Chin Hsu |
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| description | Microplastics are the biggest pollutants in marine ecosystems. Each year, over 8 million tons of plastic enter the oceans. Via microbes, microplastics may transport toxic chemicals into food webs. It is therefore important to create a way to remove microplastics and reduce the impact of microplastics on the ocean’s food web. This paper discusses the plan of using kiln firing, laser firing, pollution control, and green energy production to reuse marine plastics. We used a wood-fired kiln to design a kiln boat. The “Patch” is a large ocean area with trash. The calorific value of plastics is comparable to that of fuels, around 40 MJ/kg. This makes plastic a good fuel for ceramic firing. Based on our Taiwanese invention patent for a laser ceramic firing technique (Taiwan, R.O.C Patent Number: I687394 and I750055), we integrated a variety of ceramic technologies to address the problem of marine plastic pollution. A kiln boat is a good plan. Creating a moveable kiln not only reduces transportation costs but also reuses the calorific value of plastics. This is important in guiding future marine litter research and ocean cleanup management strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-20b053f533cb444ea830895ef45cb5002023-12-03T13:33:44ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122022-03-0110446510.3390/jmse10040465Using Kiln Boats to Reuse Marine PlasticsShuo-Fang Liu0Tzu-Chieh Lee1Maggie McMillin2Yuan-Tai Li3Yun Li4Yuan-Chin Hsu5Department of Industrial Design, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan 70101, TaiwanDepartment of Industrial Design, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan 70101, TaiwanDepartment of Industrial Design, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan 70101, TaiwanPlastic Art Department, Da-Yeh University, No. 168, University Road, Dacun, Changhua 51591, TaiwanDepartment of Fine Arts, Heping Campus, National Kaohsiung Normal University, No. 116, Heping 1st Road, Lingya District, Kaohsiung City 80201, TaiwanDepartment of Industrial Design, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, No. 58, Shenzhong Road, Yanchao District, Kaohsiung City 82444, TaiwanMicroplastics are the biggest pollutants in marine ecosystems. Each year, over 8 million tons of plastic enter the oceans. Via microbes, microplastics may transport toxic chemicals into food webs. It is therefore important to create a way to remove microplastics and reduce the impact of microplastics on the ocean’s food web. This paper discusses the plan of using kiln firing, laser firing, pollution control, and green energy production to reuse marine plastics. We used a wood-fired kiln to design a kiln boat. The “Patch” is a large ocean area with trash. The calorific value of plastics is comparable to that of fuels, around 40 MJ/kg. This makes plastic a good fuel for ceramic firing. Based on our Taiwanese invention patent for a laser ceramic firing technique (Taiwan, R.O.C Patent Number: I687394 and I750055), we integrated a variety of ceramic technologies to address the problem of marine plastic pollution. A kiln boat is a good plan. Creating a moveable kiln not only reduces transportation costs but also reuses the calorific value of plastics. This is important in guiding future marine litter research and ocean cleanup management strategies.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/10/4/465marine littermicroplasticskiln boatlaseroxidation and reduction firingglaze |
| spellingShingle | Shuo-Fang Liu Tzu-Chieh Lee Maggie McMillin Yuan-Tai Li Yun Li Yuan-Chin Hsu Using Kiln Boats to Reuse Marine Plastics Journal of Marine Science and Engineering marine litter microplastics kiln boat laser oxidation and reduction firing glaze |
| title | Using Kiln Boats to Reuse Marine Plastics |
| title_full | Using Kiln Boats to Reuse Marine Plastics |
| title_fullStr | Using Kiln Boats to Reuse Marine Plastics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using Kiln Boats to Reuse Marine Plastics |
| title_short | Using Kiln Boats to Reuse Marine Plastics |
| title_sort | using kiln boats to reuse marine plastics |
| topic | marine litter microplastics kiln boat laser oxidation and reduction firing glaze |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/10/4/465 |
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