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A Review on the Thermochemical Recycling of Waste Tyres to Oil for Automobile Engine Application

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  • Mohammad I. Jahirul

    (School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD 4702, Australia
    Centre for Intelligent Systems, Clean Energy Academy, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD 4702, Australia)

  • Farhad M. Hossain

    (Biofuel Engine Research Facility, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
    Green Distillation Technologies Corporation Limited (GDTC), P.O. Box 4075, Richmond, VIC 3142, Australia)

  • Mohammad G. Rasul

    (School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD 4702, Australia
    Centre for Intelligent Systems, Clean Energy Academy, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD 4702, Australia)

  • Ashfaque Ahmed Chowdhury

    (School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD 4702, Australia
    Centre for Intelligent Systems, Clean Energy Academy, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD 4702, Australia)

Abstract

Utilising pyrolysis as a waste tyre processing technology has various economic and social advantages, along with the fact that it is an effective conversion method. Despite extensive research and a notable likelihood of success, this technology has not yet seen implementation in industrial and commercial settings. In this review, over 100 recent publications are reviewed and summarised to give attention to the current state of global tyre waste management, pyrolysis technology, and plastic waste conversion into liquid fuel. The study also investigated the suitability of pyrolysis oil for use in diesel engines and provided the results on diesel engine performance and emission characteristics. Most studies show that discarded tyres can yield 40–60% liquid oil with a calorific value of more than 40 MJ/kg, indicating that they are appropriate for direct use as boiler and furnace fuel. It has a low cetane index, as well as high viscosity, density, and aromatic content. According to diesel engine performance and emission studies, the power output and combustion efficiency of tyre pyrolysis oil are equivalent to diesel fuel, but engine emissions (NO X , CO, CO, SO X , and HC) are significantly greater in most circumstances. These findings indicate that tyre pyrolysis oil is not suitable for direct use in commercial automobile engines, but it can be utilised as a fuel additive or combined with other fuels.

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  • Mohammad I. Jahirul & Farhad M. Hossain & Mohammad G. Rasul & Ashfaque Ahmed Chowdhury, 2021. "A Review on the Thermochemical Recycling of Waste Tyres to Oil for Automobile Engine Application," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-18, June.
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