Open AccessFuel Properties, Performance and Emission of Alternative Fuel from Pyrolysis of Waste Plastics
Author(s) -
W Khatha,
S Ekarong,
M Somkiat,
S Jiraphon
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/717/1/012001
Subject(s) - diesel fuel , waste management , combustion , brake specific fuel consumption , pyrolysis oil , fuel oil , pyrolysis , environmental science , fuel efficiency , thermal efficiency , refuse derived fuel , municipal solid waste , engineering , chemistry , automotive engineering , organic chemistry
Increase in energy demand, stringent emission norms and depletion of oil resources have led the researchers to find alternative fuels for internal combustion engines. Pyrolysis oil extracted from waste plastics, by pyrolysis, as a fuel for internal combustion engines has been demonstrated to be one of the best available waste management methods. This research aimed to study and compare fuel properties, engine performance and emission of alternative fuel from pyrolysis of waste plastics, which focused on physical and chemical properties of waste plastic crude oil (WPCO) and waste plastic oil (WPO) obtained by fractional distillation process. The result shows that the physical and chemical properties of WPCO are quite diffrent from commerical diesel while the fuel properties of WPO were found to be similar to that of diesel. The experimental results showed that the use of WPO led to an increase in brake specific fuel consumption but the slightly reduction in the brake thermal efficiency was founded with respect to diesel fuel. The combustion of WPO tended to increase NOX while a reduction in smoke was obtained compared with the pure diesel fuel.