2. INTRODUCTION
PLASTICS HAVE BECOME AN INDISPENSABLE PART
IN TODAYโS WORLD .DUE TO THEIR LIGHT-WEIGHT ,
DURABILITY,EFFECTIVENESS,COUPLED WITH A
FASTER RATE OF PRODUCTION AND DESIGN
FLEXIBILITY ,THESE PLASTIC ARE EMPLOYED IN
EVERY NOOK AND CORNERS OF INDUSTRIAL AND
DOMESTIC AREAS .
3. OUR PAPER AIMS TO SOLVE
THE TWIN PROBLEM OF
ENVIRONMENT.
POLLUTION DUE TO PLASTICS
AND THE NEED OF AN
ALTERNATIVE FUEL SOURCE.
4. THE MAIN AIM OF OUR PAPER IS TO FIND A SOLUTION TO
THE MOUNTINGS PROBLEM OF PLASTIC DISPOSAL , FOR
WHICH THE PLASTIC ARE CONVERTED INTO AN USEABLE
FUEL .
THIS PROJECT IF IMPLEMENTED,IT CAN TURN THE ISSUE
GLOBALLY BY PROVIDING A LONG TERM SOLUTION FOR
THESE PROBLEMS.
SCOPE
5. PLASTICS
They are produced by chemically modifying natural substances or are
synthesized from inorganic and organic raw material. on the basis of
their physical characteristics ,plastics are usually divided into
thermosets ,elastomers and thermoplastics .
THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF PLASTICS:
Thermosets
Elastomers
thermoplastics
6. RAW MATERIALS
โขWaste plastics.
PROCESS DESCRIPTION:
Collect the waste plastics and stored the separate place.
The waste plastics is sorted on the physical properties such as
hardness & soft plastics like a PVC, HDPE, LDPE
Waste plastics are graded and size reduction by using the crusher , cutter
& shredder.
The graded feed are fed to the melting vessel through a pre-heater and
heated 1750
c to 2500
c.
Extraneous impurities such as hard metal, clay, sand, glass etc settles in
the bottom of the melter.
7. ๏The gaseous product during melting can be either dissolved in suitable
solvent or incinerated in heat
The molten plastics sent to the water column for the seperation of hcl.
Then the molten plastics along with catalyst is sent to the main reactor.
Catalyst:
A substance that causes a chemical reaction without itself being affected.
The reaction takes place inside a main reactor in the presence of coal .
Which is maintained at a temperature of 350 0
c to 6000
c.
when the vapour comes out of the main reactor can be distilled.
8.
9. PROJECT WORK
๏Catalyst to convert the distilled molten plastic liquid into
gaseous hydrocarbon.
๏The gaseous hydrocarbon shall be condensed by using the spiral
condenser.
๏Finally, the spiral condenser separate the liquid fuels and gas
stream
๏The different fraction of fuel products depends upon the type of
feed, catalyst/feed ratio, temperature & time of heating
10.
11.
12. .
DESCRIPTION :
Light Brown liquid
very pungent smell
DISTILLATION RANGE AND CARBON NUMBER DISTRIBUTION
Initial Boiling Point : 1750
c to 2500
c
Kerosene Range 140 0
c to 270 0
c : 61%
Diesel Range : 270 0
c to FBP : 21%
Final Boiling Point :350 0
c to 6000
c
13. ๏Corrosion is less.
๏No need of engine modification.
๏Residue can be used as paraffin wax.
๏Less amount of residue and large amount of product.
14. CONCLUSION
The production of fuel from waste plastics is one of the better
methods to save the environment profitably. The resultant plastic fuel
can be used as like our petroleum products which shows its stability in
this world as a fuel. We here by conclude that our paper will be a key
source to find a alternative fuel
15. ๏ง Aguado, D. P., Serrano, J. M., Escola. Fuels from waste
plastics by thermal and catalytic processes: a review.Ind. Eng.
Chem. Res.2008;47: 7982-7992.
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