Characterization and Hydrocarbon Identification of Liquid Fuel from Mixed Waste Plastics at Different Heating Time Intervals

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dc.contributor.authorKigozi, Moses
dc.contributor.authorWasswa, John
dc.contributor.authorNtale, Muhammad
dc.contributor.authorNkedi-Kizza, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-26T12:20:44Z
dc.date.available2022-10-26T12:20:44Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractMixed waste plastics which included High Density Polyethylene ((HDPE), Low Density Polyethyline (LDPE),Polystyrene (PS), Polypropylene (PP), Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) were investigated for production, characterization and hydrocarbon identification of fuel obtained from the plastics by catalytic pyrolysis. Silica-alumina was used as the catalyst. The mixed waste plastics were heatedfor one hour and two hours of contact time. The operation temperatures ranged between 250oC to 370oC giving a yellowish liquid after condensing the vapors with a chiller at 5oC. The reactor was connected to a fractionating column of one meter long and then to the condenser. The production ranged between 58 to 73% liquid, 18 to 34% cake and the rest was estimated as gas. The samples were investigated with different parameters based on diesel standards due to the wide range of hydrocarbon content. The parameters showed acceptable average ranges; cloud point 4oC, flash point 79.4 oC, kinematic viscosity 2.18 mm2/s, sulfated ash 4.7x10-5%, copper strip corrosion 1a, cetane number 63, acid number 72.9 μg and densities of 0.785 g/cm3. The identification of the hydrocarbons showed that the fuel falls into four classes of fuel which include diesel, aviation, naphtha and oil due to the range of hydrocarbons from C8 to C28 when analyzed with GC/MS and named from GC libraryen_US
dc.identifier.citationMoses, K., Wasswa, J., Ntale, M., & Nkedi-Kizza, P. Characterization and Hydrocarbon Identification of Liquid Fuel from Mixed Waste Plastics at Different Heating Time Intervals. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Researchen_US
dc.identifier.issn2229-5518
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/5004
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Scientific & Engineering Researchen_US
dc.subjectCloud pointen_US
dc.subjectFlash pointen_US
dc.subjectKinematic viscosityen_US
dc.subjectSulfated ashen_US
dc.subjectAcid numberen_US
dc.subjectDieselen_US
dc.subjectAviationen_US
dc.subjectNaphthaen_US
dc.subjectOilen_US
dc.titleCharacterization and Hydrocarbon Identification of Liquid Fuel from Mixed Waste Plastics at Different Heating Time Intervalsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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