Liquid fuel production from high density polyethylene plastic waste

Ida Bagus Alit; Rudy Sutanto

doi:10.30574/gjeta.2023.16.2.0149

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Liquid fuel production from high density polyethylene plastic waste

Ida Bagus Alit ^* and Rudy Sutanto

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Mataram, Jl. Majapahit No. 62 Mataram-Nusa Tenggara Barat 83125, Indonesia.

Research Article

Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Advances, 2023, 16(02), 086–091.

Article DOI: 10.30574/gjeta.2023.16.2.0149

DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/gjeta.2023.16.2.0149

Publication history

Received on 21 June 2023; revised on 29 July 2023; accepted on 01 August 2023

Abstract

This research aims to determine the effect of heat exchanger diameter variations on the volume and physical properties of fuel derived from plastic waste. The plastic waste is converted using the thermal cracking method, which involves heating the raw material without oxygen. This process produces charcoal and oil from the gas condensation in the heat exchanger. The type of plastic used is High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) waste. The variations of heat exchanger diameter used are 1/2inch, 3/4 inch, and 1 inch. The physical properties investigated include density, viscosity, and heating value. From the test results, it was found that density of the oil fuel produced from plastic waste decreased with increasing heat exchanger diameter. However, the volume and heating value of the fuel produced increased. Generally, the physical properties of plastic pyrolysis oil produced from the thermal cracking process of plastic waste resemble those of gasoline

Keywords

Plastic; Pyrolysis; Heat exchanger; Heating value

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Ida Bagus Alit and Rudy Sutanto. Liquid fuel production from high density polyethylene plastic waste. Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Advances, 2023, 16(2), 086-091. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/gjeta.2023.16.2.0149

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