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Fuel From Plastic

This document discusses converting plastic waste into fuel to address two problems: environmental pollution and developing an alternative fuel source. It outlines different types and common uses of plastics, and two main methods for converting plastics to fuel - pyrolysis and depolymerization. Pyrolysis involves thermal decomposition of plastics at 450-550°C under nitrogen, while depolymerization breaks long polymer chains randomly at 350°C in the absence of oxygen using additives. Converting plastic waste can generate resources and jobs in developing countries by recycling plastics that would otherwise end up in landfills.

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Fuel From Plastic

This document discusses converting plastic waste into fuel to address two problems: environmental pollution and developing an alternative fuel source. It outlines different types and common uses of plastics, and two main methods for converting plastics to fuel - pyrolysis and depolymerization. Pyrolysis involves thermal decomposition of plastics at 450-550°C under nitrogen, while depolymerization breaks long polymer chains randomly at 350°C in the absence of oxygen using additives. Converting plastic waste can generate resources and jobs in developing countries by recycling plastics that would otherwise end up in landfills.

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FUEL FROM PLASTIC

CONTENTS
Scope Introduction to plastics Classification of plastics Method of converting

SCOPE OF THE TOPIC


These project solving two problems Environment pollution Another source for fuel

INTRODUCTION
Waste plastics are one of the resources for fuel production because of its high heat of combustion. The conversion methods of waste plastics into fuel depend on the types of plastics to be targeted.

Current Situation
Plastic wastes are left on the streets

.or in landfills

CLASIFICATION OF PLASTICS
Thermo plastics Thermo setting plastics

Common plastics and uses


A chair made with a polypropylene seat -Polypropylene (PP) Food containers, appliances, car fenders (bumpers), plastic pressure pipe systems. -Polystyrene (PS) Food packaging. -Polyethylene (PE

Methods of converting plastic to fuel

Pyrolysis Random depolymerisation

Pyrolysis
Pyrolysis refers to the thermal decomposition of the matter under an inert gas like nitrogen. For the production process of liquid fuel plastics are decompose at 450 to 550 C.

Depolymerisation
This is reverse of polymerization or depolymerization. If such breaking of long polymeric chain or scission of bonds occurs randomly, it is called Random depolymerisation.

Here the polymer degrades to lower molecular fragments. In the process of conversion of waste plastics into fuels, random depolymerisation is carried out in a specially designed reactor in the absence of oxygen and in the presence of coal and certain catalytic additives. The maximum reaction temperature is 350C

Process Flowchart

CONCLUSION
Plastic waste recycling is one of the most established recycling activities in economically developed countries In most of the situations, recycling of waste plastics is becoming viable in developing countries as well, as it generates resources and provides jobs. Tones of plastic to grams of wastes.

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