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A review on tertiary recycling of high-density polyethylene to fuel

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  • Kumar, Sachin
  • Panda, Achyut K.
  • Singh, R.K.

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Plastics have become an indispensable ingredient of human life. They are non-biodegradable polymers of mostly containing carbon, hydrogen, and few other elements such as chlorine, nitrogen etc. Rapid growth of the world population led to increased demand of commodity plastics. High density poly ethylene is one of the largest used commodity plastics due to its vast applications in many fields. Due to its non bio degradability and low life, HDPE contributes significantly to the problem of Municipal Waste Management. To avert environment pollution of HDPE wastes, they must be recycled and recovered. On the other hand, steady depletion of fossil fuel and increased energy demand, motivated the researchers and technologists to search and develop different energy sources. Waste to energy has been a significant way to utilize the waste sustainably, simultaneously add to meet the energy demand. Plastics being petrochemical origin have inherently high calorific value. Thus they can be converted back to useful energy. Many researches have been carried out to convert the waste plastics into liquid fuel by thermal and catalytic pyrolysis and this has led to establishment of a number of successful firms converting waste plastics to liquid fuels. This paper reviews the production and consumption HDPE, different methods of recycling of plastic with special reference to chemical degradation of HDPE to fuel. This also focuses on different factors that affect these degradations, the kinetics and mechanism of this reaction.

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  • Kumar, Sachin & Panda, Achyut K. & Singh, R.K., 2011. "A review on tertiary recycling of high-density polyethylene to fuel," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 55(11), pages 893-910.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:recore:v:55:y:2011:i:11:p:893-910
    DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2011.05.005
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    1. Panda, Achyut K. & Singh, R.K. & Mishra, D.K., 2010. "Thermolysis of waste plastics to liquid fuel: A suitable method for plastic waste management and manufacture of value added products--A world prospective," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 14(1), pages 233-248, January.
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