This solar-powered reactor can transform plastic into a skincare component and air into fuel.

 Researchers from Cambridge have created a solar-powered reactor that uses used plastic to turn carbon dioxide into a useful sustainable fuel.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have created a solar-powered reactor that can transform plastic trash and collected carbon dioxide into a sustainable fuel while also creating some other valuable compounds.

Synthetic gas, or syngas, was created in the reactor from carbon dioxide. Syngas is immediately used as fuel since it is combustible. Residents of several industrialised cities received some types of syngas during the 20th century. It is difficult to work with, though, and is best utilised to make other fuels.

The test's plastic bottles, meanwhile, were transformed into glycolic acid. In the medical field, glycolic acid is used in a range of applications. According to WebMD, individuals use it to treat acne scars, dark skin patches, premature skin ageing, and acne.