16 yr old develops novel catalyst, converting waste platsic to fuel

In the UK, a 16-year-old Egyptian student has developed a novel catalyst that produces methane, propane and ethane by breaking down waste plastic – products that are then converted into fuel ethanol. “Plastic waste is a real problem in Egypt — and in most developing countries — and this project is simply converting the problem into a solution”, Nourwanda Sorour, a student at Alexandria University, Egypt, told SciDev.com. The student,
Azza Abdel Hamid Faiad, from the Zahran Language School in Alexandria, Egypt, a the European Fusion Development Agreement award at the 23rd European Union Contest for Young Scientists, which brings a one-week placement at Joint European Torus (JET) facility  to pursue her research.

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