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/m2)
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
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