Catalytic Co-Pyrolysis Of

Plastic Waste to Liquid

Fuels By Adding External
Catalytic Chamber
Group Members
• Syeda Khaliqa Hamid (CH-19049)
• Yamna Mehak(CH-19055)
• Abdul Rafay(CH-19069)
• Syed Ashar Qadri(CH-19072)

Supervisor: Dr. Saad Nadeem

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Presentation Topics
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Past Future
Insights Approches Fabrication Plans And 
Recommendations
 Problem  Designiing of
 Pyrolysis
statement catalytic chamber
without Problems
 Objective catalyst  Piping
encountered
 Introduction  Pyrolysis with  Arduino system
Future modification
catalyst: and analysis
 Unit
description

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Project Insights

Problem statement ?

Project objective ?

Project scope ?
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Problem Statement

COMPOSITION OF PLASTIC
WASTE Wood

Metals

Rubber,Textile &
2%4% Leather
4%
30% Ash,Bricks & Dirt
18%
Glass

cardboards
6%
14% Paper
7%
9% 6% Plastics

Yard Wastes

Food Scraps 5
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Objectives

To design
and
develop a
catalytic
chamber to
increase
liquid yield.
To study the effect
of operating
conditions with
catalyst materials
on product yield.

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Introduction
Catalytic Co-Pyrolysis:

Plastic Materials: Catalysts : Products:

Non condensable
Polypropylene Bentonite gases
High Density Kaolin Clay Liquid product
Polyethylene Char
Low Density
Polyethylene

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Introduction

Catalytic Co-Pyrolysis

Co-pyrolysis is a process which involves two or more materials as feedstock.

Many studies have shown that the use of co-pyrolysis is able to improve the characteristics of pyrolysis oil,

 Increase the oil yield,

 Reduce the water content, and

 Increase the caloric value of oil.

 Reduce the production cost and

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 Solve some issues on waste management.
Past Approches

Pyrolysis without catalyst:

• The first method was simple pyrolysis without catalyst.

• Their objective was only to reduce plastic waste in the city/country which lead to the solution of plastic problems in the world.

• All equipment were being selected and manufactured by them.

• Three types of plastics were considered: PP, LDPE and HDPE.

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Past Approches

Pyrolysis with catalyst mix with feed:

• The second method was catalytic pyrolysis they used to put both catalyst and feed in the

• Two types of catalysts were selected: bentonite clay and kaolin clay.

• Twelve different runs were carried out, and the highest fuel percentage was acquired from hdpe with and without catalysts.

• The usage of catalysts minimized the formation of wax content in the liquid fuel.

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Unit Description

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Description Of Selected Process

 Semi-batch

 Non-pressurized system

 High temperature

 Vacuum for oxygen-free environment

 Electrical heating element

 Arduino system to control temperature

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HYDROCARBON
P2 V2
VAPOURS
P

V3

WATER IN

CATALYTIC
CHAMBER CONDENSOR

WATER
SUBMERGED
PRESSURE TEMPERATURE WATER OUT
PUMP
GAUGE SENSOR
P1 T1
P T
LIQUID OUT

P-7

BALL VAVE ARDUINO

V1 WATER
CONTROLLER
FROM HEATING P3 T2 RESERVOIR
ELEMENT
FROM ELECTRIC P T

SOURCE I-8

Piping &
Instrumentation V4

Diagram GASEOUS
COLLECTING
TANK
PRODUCT
REACTOR BURNER

LIQUID
V5 PRODUCT
TRANSFORMER

COMPRESSOR

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Fabrication

Designing of Catalytic Chamber

 Inner diameter = 3.5 inches

 Outer diameter = 4.1 inches.

 Height = 6.5 inches

 Wall thickness = 0.6 inches.

 Chamber capacity = 100 grams of palletized catalyst

 Material = galvanized iron.

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Fabrication

Sieve Design

 Sieve plate are used at the both ends of catalytic

chamber.

 Diameter = 1.5 inches

 Holes diameter = 0.1 inches

 Material = stainless steel of grade 316.

 
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Fabrication

Piping And Insulation

 Material = galvanized iron

 Vertical pipe length = 6 inch

 Horizontal pipe lengh = 20 inch

 Inside diameter = 1 inch

 2,90-degree elbows,four union, and six

valves are used.

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 Insulation material = glass wool

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Fabrication

Arduino System

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PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED

RUPTURE OF MAINTENANCE OF
CONDENSOR OTHER EQUIPMENTS

ELECRICAL THERMOCOUPLE
LEAKAGE and BECOME
transformer failure UNRESPONSIVE

CHANGES IN
CODING and modue OF LOADSHEDDING
ARDUINO ISSUES

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Future Plans

Pallet formation of Testing and Activation of catalyst:

catalyst characterization of fuel

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Future Plans

Varying the Testing of

plastic to activated
catalyst ratio catalyst

Collection of
Maintenance
gas
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Conclusion

“BE A PART OF
THE
SOLUTION,
NOT PART OF
THE
POLLUTION”

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References

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References

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THANK YOU!

Group # 19
Supervisor:
Dr. Saad Nadeem