Improving the quality of pyrolysis oil from Co-firing highdensity polyethylene plastic waste and palm empty fruit bunches

Eny Kusrini, Dijan Supramono, Volkan Degirmenci, Saeful Pranata, Aji Agraning Bawono, Farid Nasir Ani

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Abstract

This study aimed to produce and improve the quality of pyrolysis oil as a source of bioenergy that is made by mixing palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) with high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic waste. The slow co-pyrolysis method was employed, and HDPE waste and EFB were fed into the pyrolysis reactor at HDPE amounts of 0, 10, 25, 50, 75, and 100% by weight. The pyrolysis oil product was obtained by co-firing EFB with HDPE using the slow co-pyrolysis method in a fixed bed reactor at 500°C with a flow rate of 750 mL/min and a heating rate of 5°C/min. The chemical compositions of pyrolysis oil were analyzed by gas chromatographymass spectroscopy. A pyrolysis oil produced by HDPE 100 wt.% was dominated by the chemical compounds of phenols, aromatics, aliphatic, and acids, while for EFB 100 wt.% was dominated with aldehydes, acids, phenols, furan and aliphatic. The addition of HDPE reduced the amount of pyrolysis oil yield, increased the pH, reduced the viscosity, and reduced the oxygen content of the pyrolysis oil. These results proved that the HDPE affected the decrease in pyrolysis oil and the increase in gas production from co-firing HDPE and EFB using the slow co-pyrolysis method.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1498-1508
Number of pages11
JournalInternational Journal of Technology
Volume9
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2018

Keywords

  • Bioenergy
  • EFB
  • HDPE
  • Improving the quality
  • Pyrolysis oil
  • Reduced the oxygen

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