The Effect of Plastic Type and Temperatures on Oil Fuels Produced by the Pyrolysis Method

Abstract

Pyrolysis is one of methods to process plastic waste into fuel oil through the process of decomposing chemically organic matter by heating without or little oxygen or other reagents. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of plastic type and temperature on the amount (volume) of oil fuel produced using the pyrolysis method. Plastic waste pyrolysis was performed by bait namely bottled plastic waste water (Polyethylene Terephthalate), black plastic bags (Polypropylene) and styrofoam food packaging (Polystyrene).The device used for testing was a series of pyrolysis and cooling back devices. Tests were performed 3 times on each type of plastic with temperature variations of 500°, 600°C, and 700°C with a weight of 500 grams for 60 minutes per process. The results of the test, the amount (volume) of oil produced was most obtained at 600°C reactor wall temperature in bottled water plastic bottles (Polyethylene Terephthalate) of 250 ml, while the density with the highest value produced by styrofoam plastic (Polystyrene) of 2.1672 gr/ml.