| dc.contributor.author | Tossi, Martina Erina E | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-01-16T12:58:15Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-01-16T12:58:15Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-01-16 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Tossi, M.E.E. (2024). Catalytic pyrolysis of low density polyethylene waste. (Mak UD). (Unpublished Report). Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/18262 | |
| dc.description | A Report submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the award of a Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Industrial Chemistry. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Catalytic pyrolysis of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) has received a lot of interest recently as a viable approach for converting plastic waste into valuable hydrocarbon products.
This study experimentally showed that activated carbon can be effective at producing fuel-range hydrocarbons from LDPE waste through pyrolysis. The experimental investigation entails the design and development of a pyrolysis reactor system that can operate under temperature and pressure control. In order to volatilize plastic waste to fuel-range compounds, low-density
polyethylene (LDPE) scrap (grow bags) was pyrolyzed in the presence of activated carbon.
The liquid products created during the pyrolysis process are analyzed using techniques such as gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and Mass Calorimetry.
The results obtained ie density of 0.8550kg/m3, viscosity of 2.569558mm2/s, calorific value of 21.31MJ/kg and hydrocarbon ranges between C5 and C27 which are all closely related to Automotive Gas Oil standards as per ATSM standards 9th edition prove that this research can contribute to the development of waste valorization process via polyethylene waste up cycling | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Makerere University. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Catalytic pyrolysis | en_US |
| dc.subject | polyethylene waste. | en_US |
| dc.subject | hydrocarbon products. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Valorization process. | en_US |
| dc.title | Catalytic pyrolysis of low density polyethylene waste. | en_US |
| dc.type | Technical Report | en_US |
