Synthesis of Petroleum-Based Fuel from Waste Plastics and Performance Analysis in a CI Engine

Table 2

Optimum properties of plastic oil with different catalysts.

Catalyst	None	BaCO3	Z1	SA1	SA2	SA1 + Z1	Z2
Temp. (°C)	450	450	450	425	450	425	450
Liquid collected (mL)	80	50	110	145	130	130	100
After filtration (mL)	60	40	100	130	120	120	90
Calorific value (MJ/kg)	41.35	36.61	45.15	41.36	36.83	44.57	42.24
Viscosity (×10^−3 Ns/m^2)	1.2699	1.6534	1.1891	1.2865	1.1995	1.2066	1.2245
Density (g/cc)	0.8581	0.9745	0.8635	0.9471	0.9106	0.9265	0.8785
Flash point (°C)	<32	—	<32	<32	<32	<32	<32
Fire point (°C)	≤32	—	36	34	36	35	34
Cloud point (°C)	−3	—	−2	−3	−3	−2	−2
Pour point (°C)	−13	—	−12	−12	−13	−13	−12