Formation of Bio-Fuel from Waste Plastic Scrap

Abstract:

The objective of the paper is to investigate the formation of Bio-fuel from waste plastic scrap. The experiment was carried out by converting the waste plastic into useful alternative oil by means of pyrolysis process. Main component of working model were furnace as heating coil and condenser as cooling coil tube. The arrangements have made to continue the process constantly. The waste plastics have kept in furnace. The furnace having heating coils which provides required heat to melt the waste plastics by three phase electric supply. Due to the high temperature in furnace waste plastics have been melted and liquefied at 350°C and formed as a vapour at 450° C. Then these vapours were sent to condenser which cools from heated vapour into liquefied oil by cooling process with slow down temperature of 30°C to 35°C. Here the vapour is fully consisting of gaseous hydrocarbons property. These hydro carbons can be used as a bio fuel after the condensation. The fuel properties were tested in reputed laboratory testing centre.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 766-767)
• Pages: 551-556
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.766-767.551
• Online since: June 2015
• Authors: B. Kanimozhi*, Amit Tanaji Shinde, Ashutosh Kumar, Alok Kumar
• Keywords: Condenser, Cooling Tube, Copper Tube, Furnace, Heating Coil, Waste Plastic Scrap

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