Hydrocarbon Fractions from Thermolysis of Waste Plastics as Components of Engine Fuels

Matuszewska, A.; Hańderek, Adam; Paczuski, M.; Biernat, Krzysztof

doi:10.3390/en14217245

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“…Therefore, one of the disadvantages of plastics today is related to their management. However, chemical recycling makes it possible to liquefy polymer waste and use them as fuel components, but such technologies are expensive [33]. Despite the fact that the recycling of plastic waste is increasing every year, more than 27% of plastic is thrown away [34].…”

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Revealing Consumer Behavior toward Green Consumption

Zeynalova

Namazova

2022

Sustainability

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The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the attitudes and behaviors of the administrative staff of four Baku universities toward the consumption of environmentally friendly products. The study used 536 consumer questionnaires belonging to different socio-economic and demographic consumer groups. The survey evaluated the factors that affected purchasing decisions, purchase intentions, awareness, attitudes and behaviors toward green products of respondents living in an urban area. The results from the survey were analyzed using one-way MANOVA analysis. According to the results of the study, the green consumer behaviors of the survey participants differed according to age, the number of household members, marital status, education level and income. At the same time, the main indicators that consumers paid attention to were price, brand, appearance, advertising, expert opinion and label information. The level of importance of these indicators varied according to the education, income and number of household members of the participants. The results showed that the participants of the survey were partially sensitive to the environment.

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Revealing Consumer Behavior toward Green Consumption

Zeynalova

Namazova

2022

Sustainability

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“…In other words, companies must first prevent environmental pollution through activities that do not harm the environment. For such initiatives, companies should use appropriate technologies [16]. Entrepreneurship can contribute to the implementation of these guiding principles in a variety of ways.…”

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Environmentally Responsible Business Approaches in Azerbaijan

Mammadli

2022

Sustainability

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In the study; the eco-entrepreneurship and environmental sensitivity of companies operating in Azerbaijan were examined within the scope of environmental practices. For this purpose, companies operating in the country were invited to participate in a survey, and their sensitivity to the environment was examined from four main dimensions—consumption, production, financial, and technology. The mentioned dimensions were analyzed according to four aspects; namely, business field of activity, business size, operating year, and the level of implementation of environmentally friendly policies. According to the results of a one-way analysis of variance, carried out by field of activity, operating year, and the level of implementation of eco-friendly policy; it was found that there was no group that significantly differed from the overall group mean. A difference was found only in terms of the size of the enterprise. The study found that large businesses were more aware of environmental sensitivity than small- and medium-sized businesses.

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“…The average lifespan of a plastic product is only one day to three years. However, the time required for these goods to decompose is still excessively long; for instance, it takes plastic products an average of 300-500 years to deteriorate 2 . Many plastic pieces are contaminated with metals, paper, other kinds of polymers, and/or other fillers, preventing mechanical recycling of the entire plastic collection.…”

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An analysis of environment effect on ethanol blends with plastic fuel and blend optimization using a full factorial design

Padmanabhan

Kumar

Giridharan³

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There is a growing amount of plastic waste that needs to be properly disposed of in order to protect the environment from the negative effects of increasing reliance on plastic products. Recent interest has focused on chemical recycling as a means of reducing plastic's negative environmental effects. Converting waste plastics into basic petrochemicals allows them to serve as hydrocarbon feedstock or fuel oil through pyrolysis operations. Scientists have taken a keen interest in the production of bioethanol from renewable feedstocks due to its potential as a source of energy and alternative fuel. Due to its beneficial effects on the environment, ethanol has emerged as a promising biofuel. In this paper, energy recovered from low-density polyethylene and high-density polyethylene waste was converted into an alternative plastic fuel and evaluated for its environmental impact with the blending of ethanol in a diesel engine. Ternary fuel blends with 20%, 30%, and 40% waste plastic fuel and 10%, 15%, and 20% ethanol with standard diesel were tested. The study found that blending 10% ethanol with 20% plastic fuel decreased fuel consumption by around 7.9% compared to base diesel. Carbon monoxide emissions are reduced by about 10.2%, and hydrocarbon emissions are reduced by about 13.43% when using the same ternary blend. The optimum values of fuel consumption and emissions were obtained by full factorial design for a ternary fuel blend of 10% ethanol and 20% plastic fuel at the full load condition.

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Hydrocarbon Fractions from Thermolysis of Waste Plastics as Components of Engine Fuels

Cited by 9 publications

References 31 publications

Revealing Consumer Behavior toward Green Consumption

Revealing Consumer Behavior toward Green Consumption

Environmentally Responsible Business Approaches in Azerbaijan

An analysis of environment effect on ethanol blends with plastic fuel and blend optimization using a full factorial design

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