title: An experimental study on usage of plastic oil and B20 algae biodiesel blend as substitute fuel to diesel engine.
abstract: Usage of plastics has been ever increasing and now poses a tremendous threat to the environment. Millions of tons of plastics are produced annually worldwide, and the waste products have become a common feature at overflowing bins and landfills. The process of converting waste plastic into value-added fuels finds a feasible solution for recycling of plastics. Thus, two universal problems such as problems of waste plastic management and problems of fuel shortage are being tackled simultaneously. Converting waste plastics into fuel holds great promise for both the environmental and economic scenarios. In order to carry out the study on plastic wastes, the pyrolysis process was used. Pyrolysis runs without oxygen and in high temperature of about 250-300 °C. The fuel obtained from plastics is blended with B20 algae oil, which is a biodiesel obtained from microalgae. For conducting the various experiments, a 10-HP single-cylinder four-stroke direct-injection water-cooled diesel engine is employed. The engine is made to run at 1500 rpm and the load is varied gradually from 0 to 100 %. The performance, emission and combustion characteristics are observed. The BTE was observed to be higher with respect to diesel for plastic-biodiesel blend and biodiesel blend by 15.7 and 12.9 %, respectively, at full load. For plastic-biodiesel blend, the emission of UBHC and CO decreases with a slight increase in NO x as compared to diesel. It reveals that fuel properties are comparable with petroleum products. Also, the process of converting plastic waste to fuel has now turned the problems into an opportunity to make wealth from waste.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore University, K.R Circle, Bangalore, 560001, India. rameshdkuvce@gmail.com.
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Ramesha
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria, EOW Building, Room 548, 3800 Finnerty Road, P.O. Box 1700, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y2, Canada.
authors.forename: G Prema
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Kumara
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore University, K.R Circle, Bangalore, 560001, India.
authors.lastname: Lalsaheb
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore University, K.R Circle, Bangalore, 560001, India.
authors.forename: Aamir V T
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Mohammed
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore University, K.R Circle, Bangalore, 560001, India.
authors.forename: Haseeb A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Mohammad
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore University, K.R Circle, Bangalore, 560001, India.
authors.forename: Mufteeb Ain
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kasma
mesh_terms: D056804:Biofuels / Q000032:analysis*; D010969:Plastics / Q000737:chemistry*; D001335:Vehicle Emissions; D018505:Waste Management; D014866:Waste Products
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D010969:Plastics; D001335:Vehicle Emissions; D014866:Waste Products
keywords: B20 algae oil; Biodiesel; Diesel fuel; Plastic oil; Pyrolysis