Utilization of thermal plasma for conversion of thermoplastic waste to oil products in a pyrolysis reaction
| dc.contributor.advisor | Gaber, Hossam | |
| dc.contributor.author | Aboughaly, Mohamed | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-01T20:11:11Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-29T16:48:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-05-01T20:11:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-03-29T16:48:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-11-01 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Mechanical Engineering | |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Applied Science (MASc) | |
| dc.description.abstract | Chemical recycling of waste plastics has gained attention in last decade with nearly 170 million tonnes of deposited waste plastics annually. A chemical process known as pyrolysis converts thermoplastic waste to oil products. In this research work, direct current thermal plasma is designed and used as a heating source for a pyrolysis reaction with nearly 30 minutes residence time. Diesel range oil is produced with 59 wt % conversion yield including small traces of gasoline. The DC Thermal plasma used has power of 270 W and emits temperature between 625 ℃ and 860 ℃ in pyrolysis reaction. Aspen HYSYS simulation and economic analysis of a 10 tonne per hour pyrolysis chemical plant is illustrated. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | University of Ontario Institute of Technology | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10155/748 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.subject | DC thermal plasma | en |
| dc.subject | Pyrolysis | en |
| dc.subject | Thermoplastic recycling | en |
| dc.subject | Pyrolysis oil | en |
| dc.title | Utilization of thermal plasma for conversion of thermoplastic waste to oil products in a pyrolysis reaction | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Mechanical Engineering | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Ontario Institute of Technology | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Applied Science (MASc) |