Abstract
The paper presents the design of the experimental apparatus developed in order to analyse the performance of a prototype of a pyrolysis system for the exploitation of the plastic residues of industrial processes and the end of life tires. The small scale pilot prototype is specifically designed for carrying out an experimental campaign aimed at determining the influence of different plastic types on the yield and on the quality of the liquid oil, gas and char obtained in the pyrolysis process. The study investigates the effect of different mixture of various plastic products mainly made of polyethylene, styrene butadiene rubber, nylon and natural rubber. The prototype is equipped with a control system able to monitor the main operating parameters of the process, such as the pyrogas pressure and temperature as well as the temperature inside the reactor where the pyrolysis takes place. The monitored variables are employed for deriving correlations among the operating conditions and the yield of the pyrolysis process. Therefore, further analysis concerns experimental measurements in order to estimate the main compounds that are contained in the syngas in comparison to the different plastic wastes analysed. Finally, the emissions of the small-scale prototype are evaluated.
Highlights
The attention towards the efficient use of energy sources has increased substantially in the recent years due to the increasing awareness of the limits regarding the fossil fuels [1]
The small scale pilot prototype is designed for carrying out an experimental campaign aimed at determining the influence of different plastic types on the yield and on the quality of the liquid oil, gas and char obtained in the pyrolysis process
This paper focuses on the development of a test rig for carrying out an experimental campaign to investigate the thermal behavior and the sustainability of the pyrolysis process of different plastic residues
Summary
The attention towards the efficient use of energy sources has increased substantially in the recent years due to the increasing awareness of the limits regarding the fossil fuels [1]. Numerous technologies for producing bioenergy heat and power already exist, such as solid wood heating installations for buildings and biogas digesters for power generation as well as large-scale biomass gasification plants are employed for heat and power generation [2, 3, 4, 5]. Within this context, plastics has attracted considerable interest since its production has reached about the 311 million tonnes in 2014 [6] determining a continuous growing in waste accumulation every year. Due to its plentiful environmental impact, the plastic waste is becoming a key priority and different technologies for treating the plastic residues already exist
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