Small yet highly efficient, the machine produces nearly one liter of oil -- gasoline, diesel or kerosine -- from every kilogram of plastic, requiring only 1 kilowatt of electricity for the conversion.
For military variants the engines were capable of running on alternative fuels (mixtures of diesel fuel, gasoline and or aviation kerosine fuel), albeit with a performance loss.
He said operators were still investigating the rumour and were yet to establish any veracity in the claim of adulterated aviation fuel being sold to airlines from kerosine.
However, recent legislation allows the government to determine and gazette price-controls on essential commodities like maize flour, kerosine and cooking oil.
