A Preliminary Study on the Use of Highly Aromatic Pyrolysis Oils Coming from Plastic Waste as Alternative Liquid Fuels

In this work, the low-temperature pyrolysis of a real plastic mixture sample collected at a WEEE-authorised recycling facility has been investigated. The sample was pyrolysed in a batch reactor in different temperature and residence time conditions and auto-generated pressure by following a factoria...

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Autores: Asueta, Asier, Fulgencio Medrano, Laura, Miguel Fernández, Rafael, Leivar, Jon, Amundarain, Izotz, Iruskieta, Ana, Arnaiz, Sixto, Gutiérrez Ortiz, José Ignacio, López Urionabarrenechea, Alexander
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Recursos:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/62732
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/62732
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:pyrolysis
WEEE plastics
feedstock recycling
plastic waste
thermal decomposition
alternative fuels
pyrolysis oils
factorial design
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Resumo:In this work, the low-temperature pyrolysis of a real plastic mixture sample collected at a WEEE-authorised recycling facility has been investigated. The sample was pyrolysed in a batch reactor in different temperature and residence time conditions and auto-generated pressure by following a factorial design, with the objective of maximising the liquid (oil) fraction. Furthermore, the main polymers constituting the real sample were also pyrolysed in order to understand their role in the generation of oil. The pyrolysis oils were characterised and compared with commercial fuel oil number 6. The results showed that in comparison to commercial fuel oil, pyrolysis oils coming from WEEE plastic waste had similar heating values, were lighter and less viscous and presented similar toxicity profiles in fumes of combustion.