Effects of Heating Rate and Temperature on the Yield of Thermal Pyrolysis of a Random Waste Plastic Mixture

Effects of heating rate and temperature on thermal-pyrolytic yield a plastic-waste mixture were studied in semi-batch reactor. The the range 380–460 °C rates 10, 19, 28 °C/min evaluated through an experimental multi-level design. results show that higher temperatures or lower residence time reduce pyrolytic oil at expense increasing gaseous products. maximum liquid was 69%, obtained 410 10 °C/min. composition covers wide hydrocarbons; thus, fractionation is necessary before using it as fuel internal combustion engines. process yielded 21.12 wt% light fraction (gasoline-like), 56.52 medium (diesel-like), 22.36 heavy (heavy diesel-like). has octane index caloric value within typical gasoline values. On other hand, cetane meet requirements standards for diesel.