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Managing plastic waste has become hurdles to many countries as there is no proper method for depositing or reusing. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the thermal and catalytic pyrolysis for the production of fuel oil from the polyethene plastic wastes.
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Our findings shows that 88 mL of oil can be obtained at a maximum temperature of 390ºC and heating rates of 12.55ºC /minute and reaction time of 4 hours. Acid activated clay mineral yielded 100 mL of oil with the heating rates of 12.55ºC/minute and reaction time of 3 hours 30 minutes. While aluminium chlorides on activated carbon produced 105 mL of oil at a maximum temperature of 400ºC and heating rates of 15.5ºC /minute and reaction time of 3 hours 10 minutes. From the experimental results, catalytic pyrolysis is more efficient than purely thermal pyrolysis and homogenous catalysis (aluminium chlorides) shows a better result than solid acid catalyst (activated clay minerals) hence saving the energy needed for pyrolysis and making the process more economically feasible.
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Writing this article was a great pleasure as it has co-authors with whom I have had long standing collaborations. This article also lead to an efficiency way for producing valuable from the discarded municipal plastic wastes. This is a great alternative for oil production if the process is scaled-up
Eng. Ocident Bongomin
Moi University
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This page is a summary of: Production of Fuel Oil from Municipal Plastic Wastes Using Thermal and Catalytic Pyrolysis, Journal of Energy Research and Reviews, February 2020, Sciencedomain International,
DOI: 10.9734/jenrr/2020/v4i230120.
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