title: Pyrolytic Waste Plastic Oil and Its Diesel Blend: Fuel Characterization.
abstract: The authors introduced waste plastic pyrolysis oil (WPPO) as an alternative fuel characterized in detail and compared with conventional diesel. High density polyethylene, HDPE, was pyrolyzed in a self-designed stainless steel laboratory reactor to produce useful fuel products. HDPE waste was completely pyrolyzed at 330-490°C for 2-3 hours to obtain solid residue, liquid fuel oil, and flammable gaseous hydrocarbon products. Comparison of the fuel properties to the petrodiesel fuel standards ASTM D 975 and EN 590 revealed that the synthetic product was within all specifications. Notably, the fuel properties included a kinematic viscosity (40°C) of 1.98 cSt, density of 0.75 gm/cc, sulphur content of 0.25 (wt%), and carbon residue of 0.5 (wt%), and high calorific value represented significant enhancements over those of conventional petroleum diesel fuel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Jessore Science and Technology University, Jessore 7408, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: M Z H
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9353-6469
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Jessore Science and Technology University, Jessore 7408, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sultana
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Jessore Science and Technology University, Jessore 7408, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Al-Mamun
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Jessore Science and Technology University, Jessore 7408, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Hasan
mesh_terms: D005742:Gasoline / Q000032:analysis*; D017745:Incineration; D020959:Polyethylene / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D005742:Gasoline; D020959:Polyethylene