*INTRODUCTION* Environmental pollution due to plastic wastes is a global phenomenon today. Recycling waste plastics into reusable plastic products is a conventional strategy followed to address this issue for years. However, this technique has not given impressive results as cleaning and segregation of waste plastics was found difficult but indispensable in this technique. It is estimated that approximately 12 thousand tons of plastics waste per day is generated in our country. Plastic wastes include different types viz. Low Density Poly Ethylene (LDPE), High Density Poly Ethylene (HDPE), Poly Ethylene Terephthalate (PET), Polypropylene (PP), Polystyrene (PS), Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) etc. As the plastic waste segregation is difficult it was essential to have novel technologies for plastic waste disposal. Today, sophisticated technologies are available for plastic waste management. PGL is one such technique used not only for waste disposal but to produce useful products like industrial diesel, gaseous fuel, carbon black etc. This project discusses the PGL of waste plastics into useful gaseous and liquid fuels along with carbon black.
*PGL* PGL is the thermal degradation of waste in an oxygen-starved environment in which the oxygen content is low for gasification to take place. PGL liquefaction is a non-combustion heat treatment that catalytically (chemically) decomposes waste material by applying heat indirectly in an oxygen free environment. It is an endothermic reaction which requires an input of energy that is typically applied indirectly through the walls of the reactor in which the waste material is fed into. PGL liquefaction occurs under pressure and at operating temperatures above 430oC. Industrial Oil (PGL oil), Charcoal and Syn-gases are produced. *CONVERSION EFFICIENCY* *The output of a plant with mixed plastic wastes/day is as follows;* PGL Oil: 50% Hydrocarbon Gas: 15% Carbon Black: 15% Water: 10% Heavy Wax: 10% *If the output of a plant with PP plastic wastes/day is as follows;* PGL Oil: 70% Hydrocarbon Gas: 10% Carbon Black: 10% Water: 5% Heavy Wax: 5% *WASTES RECOMMNDED* Waste plastic, Electronic scrap, Mixed Plastic (LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE, PP, Nylon, Teflon, PS, ABS, FRP), Multilayered Plastic, paper mill Waste, Road Waste, Cement Bags and Rice Bags. *MARKET AND SCOPE* This plant provides an alternate petroleum product which can be used as a substitute to industries fuel. Thus, this plant is very effective & appropriate way that recycle Plastic scrap and extract valuable streams of industrial fuel which has a great demand in the market. The successful implementation of this project depends on the regular supply of plastic wastes. As the plastic waste generation is alarmingly increasing every day there will not be any scarcity for this material. There is tremendous scope for the products of PGL like Industrial Diesel (PGL Oil), Gaseous Fuel and Char. *The important applications are;* *Industrial Diesel:* Used in Electric Generators, Boilers, Diesel Pumps, Furnace, Hot air generators, Hot water generators, Thermic fluid heater, etc. *Hydrocarbon Gas:* Reused in the Plant *Carbon Black:* Used in Rubber Industry, Plastic Industry, Paints, Inks etc. *Raw Material and other Utilities:* Raw material includes waste mixed plastic scrap of various kinds like LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE, PP, PS, Electronic scrap, Multi layered Plastic etc. De-polymerization Catalyst and special additives are required. Water requirement is about 1 KL/day and connected load is estimated at 30 KVA. https://plastic-to-fuel.quora.com/ *Prakash Rochiramani* *Phone: +91984925I554* http://www.linkedin.com/in/prakashrochiramani *Success…and why nothing succeeds like success?* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SAP BASIS" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sap-basis+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sap-basis@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/sap-basis. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
