| SR. no. | Test | Method of testing | Result | Waste LDPE [20] | Waste mixed plastic [12] | Waste HDPE [27] | Gulf fuel oil [28] |
| 1 | Density @ 15∘C | ASTM D 4052:2002 | 0.7930 g/mL | 0.8760 g/mL | NA | 0.7828 g/mL | NA | 2 | Acidity (mg KOH/g) | ASTM D 974:2002 | 0.76 | Nil | NA | NA | Nil | 3 | API gravity @ 60∘F | ASTM D 1298:1999 | 46.67 | NA | 60.65 | NA | 31.4 | 4 | Flash point COC | ASTM D 92-05a | <40∘C | 45∘C | 22 | Plus 1∘C | NA | 5 | Kinematic viscosity @ 40∘C | ASTM D 445:2005 | 2.149 mm2/s | 1.47 mm2/s | NA | 1.63 mm2/s | 5.69 | 6 | Colour | ASTM D 1500:2004a | D 8 (light yellowish- red clear) | NA | Pale yellow | Dark brownish clear | Orange | 7 | Conradson carbon residue | ASTM D 189:2005 | 0.010% (wt%) | NA | NA | 0.01% | NA | 8 | Asphaltene content | ASTM D 3279:2001 | 0.21 (wt%) | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | Ash content | ASTM D 482:2003 | <0.01% (wt) | 0.02% | NA | NA | NA | 10 | Calculated carbon aromatic index | ISO 8217:1996 | 763.4 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | Pour point | ASTM D 97-05a | Minus 10∘C | NA | <−20∘C | Minus 15∘C | 1.6∘C | 12 | Sediment by extraction | ASTM D 473:2002 | 0.012 (wt) | 0.001 | NA | NA | NA | 13 | Specific gravity @ 15∘C | ASTM D 4052:2002 | 0.7932 | NA | 0.7365 | 0.7835 | 0.8690 | 14 | Sulphur content | ASTM D 4094:2003 | 0.0025% | 0.083% | 0.002% | 0.019% | 0.09% | 15 | Water by distillation | ASTM D 95-05el | <0.05% | 0.01% | NA | NA | 0.05% | 16 | Calorific value | ASTM D 240 cal/g | 10,000 | 10,810 | 10,498 | 10,244 | 10,460 | 17 | Distillation range | ASTM D 86:04b | | | | | | | Initial boiling range | | 71∘C | | | 82 | | | 5% recovery | | 110∘C | | | | | | 10% recovery | | 141∘C | | | 126 | | | 20% | | 185∘C | | | | | | 30% | | 226∘C | | | 188 | | | 40% | | 261∘C | | | | | | 50% | | 291∘C | | | 226 | | | 60% | | 319∘C | | | | | | 70% | | 343∘C | | | 278 | | | 80% | | 365∘C | | | | | | 85% | | 380∘C | | | | | | 90% | | 390∘C | | | 320 | | | 100% | | 400∘C | 85.3% | | 352 | 99.6% | | Total recovery | | 90% | | 95% |
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