Catalytic co-cracking of waste polypropylene and residual fuel oil

Characterization of liquid products obtained from catalytic binary co-cracking of residual fuel oil with various waste plastics

“…The source of material and characteristics of RFO and PPX, including the process of co-pyrolysis, have been reported in the previous paper 1 . While the rest of the plastics waste materials (PPI, HDPE, and BL) were industrial waste collected from the industries in Guwahati.…”

“…The samples (PPI, PPX, BL, HDPE, and RFO) and their combination in binary of 0.025 Kg each (1:1 wt/wt) were taken in a small container and loaded into the reactor after the reactor had attained the set temperature of 773.15 K, it was kept at this temperature as long as the liquid was produced from the condenser which varies from 1 to 3 h and resulting liquid product was used for the analysis in this experiement. The detail of the process and reactor used in the experiment has been reported elsewhere in our earlier paper 1 . The liquid products resulting from the co-cracking process 1 were collected in a liquid–gas separator and maintained at room temperature.…”

“…The detail of the process and reactor used in the experiment has been reported elsewhere in our earlier paper 1 . The liquid products resulting from the co-cracking process 1 were collected in a liquid–gas separator and maintained at room temperature. As such, the liquid was used as the sample for the analysis and characterization.…”

“…The catalytic co-cracking of petroleum residual fuel oil (RFO) 1 with various waste plastics was carried out to examine the process and products, which may have interesting patterns and may further open up more prospects to explore its possible enhancement for better applications. To understand the chemical transformation and chemical reactions which could have taken place in the process of co-cracking, it is not only important but necessary to characterize the resulting products.…”