L.D. VIJAY ANAND, C. SOWMYA DHANALAKSHMI, M.MAHENDRAN, D. HEPSIBA, S.BHAGAVATHI PERUMAL AND P. MADHU
Abstract
In the present work waste sanitizer containers (WSC) has been pyrolyzed to produce fuel-range compounds. The mixed plastics containers are taken as a feedstock, worn into smaller size and heated at 600 °C under a fixed heating rate of 20 °C/min in a batch type fixed bed reactor. Proximate and ultimate analyses, as well as thermogravimetric analysis are used to find the suitability of the feedstock. The process yielded maximum of 73.2 wt% liquid products with calorific value of 36.5MJ/kg which is nearer to commercial diesel fuel. The liquid products obtained from WSC have been analyzed for its physical properties. It shows that it can be used as a medium grade liquidfuel for boiler directly or for automotive fuel after up gradation. The Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) characteristics study was also done to investigate the chemical compositions of the liquid oil.