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Experimental Study of Thermal and Catalytic Pyrolysis of Plastic Waste Components

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  • Azubuike Francis Anene

    (Department of Process, Energy and Environmental Technology, University of South-Eastern Norway, 3918 Porsgrunn, Norway)

  • Siw Bodil Fredriksen

    (Norner Research AS, 3962 Stathelle, Norway)

  • Kai Arne Sætre

    (Norner Research AS, 3962 Stathelle, Norway)

  • Lars-Andre Tokheim

    (Department of Process, Energy and Environmental Technology, University of South-Eastern Norway, 3918 Porsgrunn, Norway)

Abstract

Thermal and catalytic pyrolysis of virgin low-density polyethylene (LDPE), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polypropylene (PP) and mixtures of LDPE/PP were carried out in a 200 mL laboratory scale batch reactor at 460 °C in a nitrogen atmosphere. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was carried out to study the thermal and catalytic degradation of the polymers at a heating rate of 10 °C/min. The amount of PP was varied in the LDPE/PP mixture to explore its effect on the reaction. In thermal degradation (TGA) of LDPE/PP blends, a lower decomposition temperature was observed for LDPE/PP mixtures compared to pure LDPE, indicating interaction between the two polymer types. In the presence of a catalyst (CAT-2), the degradation temperatures for the pure polymers were reduced. The TGA results were validated in a batch reactor using PP and LDPE, respectively. The result from thermal pyrolysis showed that the oil product contained significant amounts of hydrocarbons in the ranges of C 7 –C 12 (gasoline range) and C 13 –C 20 (diesel range). The catalyst enhanced cracking at lower temperatures and narrowed the hydrocarbon distribution in the oil towards the lower molecular weight range (C 7 –C 12 ). The result suggests that the oil produced from catalytic pyrolysis of waste plastics has a potential as an alternative fuel.

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  • Azubuike Francis Anene & Siw Bodil Fredriksen & Kai Arne Sætre & Lars-Andre Tokheim, 2018. "Experimental Study of Thermal and Catalytic Pyrolysis of Plastic Waste Components," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-11, October.
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