Acidic Influence in Conversion of Hospital Plastic Waste into Liquid Fuel using Kaolin Base-supported Catalysts

Assessing acidic influence in conversion of hospital plastic waste into liquid fuel with kaolin base supported catalysts was carried out using samples collected from a tertiary University teaching Hospital Sokoto, which encompassed Drip bags (Linear low density polyethylene LLDPE), Hand gloves (Polyethylene terephthalate PET) and Urine (Polyureathane PU). Uncatalyzed pyrolysis first thermal cracking only at 300, 350, 4000C. Catalyzed also three different active catalyst mounted on same support equal catalytic ratio to support. CuO/Kaolin-SO4, FeO/Kaolin-SO4 CaO/Kaolin-SO4. The obtained uncanalyzed catalyzed the sample were all subjected GCMS FTIR analysis. conducted Fe2O3/Kaolin-SO4 (CAT.D), CuO/Kaolin-SO4 (CAT.E), CaO/Kaolin-SO4 (CAT.F). activities synthesized successfully tested fuel. However (CAT.D) found be more promising selective fraction then followed by CAT. E F. Therefore, results shows that CAT.D has lower cocking tendency result high than other catalysts. GC/MS analysis revealed chemical composition carbon number distribution indicate presence paraffinic, naphthenic olefins hydrocarbons as dominant component obtained, amount hydrocarbon range CAT.D. Thus, sulphated better modifying product CAT.E