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. 2016:2016:7869080.
doi: 10.1155/2016/7869080. Epub 2016 Jun 28.

Pyrolytic Waste Plastic Oil and Its Diesel Blend: Fuel Characterization

M Z H Khan  1 , M Sultana  1 , M R Al-Mamun  1 , M R Hasan  1
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Pyrolytic Waste Plastic Oil and Its Diesel Blend: Fuel Characterization

M Z H Khan et al. J Environ Public Health. 2016.

Abstract

The authors introduced waste plastic pyrolysis oil (WPPO) as an alternative fuel characterized in detail and compared with conventional diesel. High density polyethylene, HDPE, was pyrolyzed in a self-designed stainless steel laboratory reactor to produce useful fuel products. HDPE waste was completely pyrolyzed at 330-490°C for 2-3 hours to obtain solid residue, liquid fuel oil, and flammable gaseous hydrocarbon products. Comparison of the fuel properties to the petrodiesel fuel standards ASTM D 975 and EN 590 revealed that the synthetic product was within all specifications. Notably, the fuel properties included a kinematic viscosity (40°C) of 1.98 cSt, density of 0.75 gm/cc, sulphur content of 0.25 (wt%), and carbon residue of 0.5 (wt%), and high calorific value represented significant enhancements over those of conventional petroleum diesel fuel.

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Schematic representation of experimental setup.
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Effect of temperature on product yield.
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Effect of temperature on distillate product yield.
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Graphical comparison of viscosity different oil. Diesel oil is 100% distillate oil, whereas light diesel oil is mixture of distillate oil and residual oil.
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Graphical representation of density of different types of fuel.
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Graphical presentation of flash point of different oil.
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Comparison chart of calorific value of oil.
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Sulphur content of different types of fuel oil.
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Ash content of different types of fuel oil.
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Carbon residue of different types of fuel oil.
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