DULUTH, Ga. (WTVM) - A 22-year-old inventor is gaining viral attention for what he calls “Plastoline,” a fuel he says is made from plastic waste.

Julian Brown says he uses a process called microwave pyrolysis, powered by solar panels, to convert plastic into fuel. The vaporized petroleum is condensed back into liquid crude oil, which Brown says can then be refined into gasoline, diesel and jet fuel alternatives.

Brown began researching the idea in high school, building his first plastic-to-fuel reactor at 17 years old. Now, five years later, he is on his fifth prototype.

“This has been my passion since I was a senior in high school,” Brown said. “What I do is very expensive. A single part can cost tens of thousands of dollars, so grants have helped me get what I need to do it safely and

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