Thermal co-pyrolysis of polypropylene and crude palm oil in a semibatch reactor

Dijan Supramono, Fakhri Raihan Ramadhan

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Abstract

Co-pyrolysis of polypropylene and crude palm oil gives the benefit of utilizing plastic waste of polypropylene (PP). The present work is aimed at investigating how much synergistic effect on non-oxygenated fraction of bio-oil is achieved by addition polypropylene as hydrogen donor to crude palm oil in pyrolysis process. The pyrolysis reaction was run in a semibatch reactor at heating rate of 10oC/minute with peak temperature of 550oC held for 10 minutes. The PP composition in feed was varied 0, 50, and 100 wt.% of total weight of feed to the reactor. Data of GC-MS analysis on composition of bio-oil obtained from pyrolysis of crude palm oil suggests that bio-oil contains mostly ketones and fatty acids, while oil produced by PP pyrolysis contains mostly alkanes and olefins. Addition of PP to crude palm oil in the co-pyrolysis reactor improves the composition of alkanes and reduces that of carboxylic acids in bio-oil. Data of FTIR analysis on wax obtained from crude palm oil pyrolysis indicates that it contains esters and long fatty acids. Co-pyrolysis of crude palm oil and PP offers synergistic effect on the yield of non-oxygenated fraction of bio-oil as much as 13%.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAIP Conference Proceedings
EditorsAndyka Kusuma, Jaka Fajar Fatriansyah, Radon Dhelika, Mochamad Adhiraga Pratama, Ridho Irwansyah, Imam Jauhari Maknun, Wahyuaji Narottama Putra, Romadhani Ardi, Ruki Harwahyu, Yulia Nurliani Harahap, Kenny Lischer
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
Edition1
ISBN (Electronic)9780735446410
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Feb 2024
Event17th International Conference on Quality in Research, QiR 2021 in conjunction with the International Tropical Renewable Energy Conference 2021, I-Trec 2021 and the 2nd AUN-SCUD International Conference, CAIC-SIUD - Virtual, Online, India
Duration: 13 Oct 202115 Oct 2021

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Number1
Volume2710
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference17th International Conference on Quality in Research, QiR 2021 in conjunction with the International Tropical Renewable Energy Conference 2021, I-Trec 2021 and the 2nd AUN-SCUD International Conference, CAIC-SIUD
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityVirtual, Online
Period13/10/2115/10/21

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