Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) Waste Plastic Transformation into Renewable Heavy Fuel Using Thermal Cracking

Low density polyethylene (LDPE) waste plastic was transformed into heavy fuel by using fractional distillation column process with liquefaction process. For experimental purpose two types of temperature profiles were used one for LDPE waste plastic liquefaction temperature and another one for fractional distillation column temperature. In this experiment liquefaction temperature ranges 100-420 ℃ and fractional distillation temperature ranges 340-365 ℃. LDPE waste plastic to heavy fuel production was performed without adding any kind of catalyst in presence of oxygen and without vacuum system. Different types of analytical equipment were used for produced fuel analysis purposed such as GC/MS, FT-IR and DSC. By using GC/MS analysis result indicates that LDPE waste plastic to produced heavy fuel hydrocarbon chain range C5 to C28 and light gas are also present and hydrocarbon range is C1-C4. FT-IR (Spectrum 100) analysis results indicate that produced fuel functional group has bands energy which is reflecting with calorific value. By using DSC analysis result showed produced fuel delta H value or enthalpy value. Produce fuel can be use for heavy equipment internal combustion engine or electricity generation or feed for feed stock refinery process.