Pyrolysis gases produced from individual and mixed PE, PP, PS, PVC, and PET-Part II: Fuel characteristics

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2018.02.075" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2018.02.075</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2018.02.075" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.fuel.2018.02.075</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Pyrolysis gases produced from individual and mixed PE, PP, PS, PVC, and PET-Part II: Fuel characteristics

Original language description

The current energy industry relies heavily on fossil fuels. As reserves of fossil fuels are diminishing, the demands for alternative forms of energy are growing. Therefore, the search for alternative fuels is crucial. This article discusses pyrolysis gases generated from major plastics as possible future successors to fossil fuels. The novelty of this study lies in the comprehensive discussion of the fuel characteristics of different pyrolysis gases that are so far unpublished. The article builds on Part I, which predominantly focused on the production and physical properties of pyrolysis gases from plastics. Various properties are determined by combining experimental and mathematical methods. An interesting aspect of the gases produced from poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) is their high upper flammability limits, which are 61.46% on average. Gases from poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) are characterized by very high laminar burning velocities, with an average value of 178.62 cm s(-1), which is about five times higher than that of natural gas (NG). Gases produced from PVC at 500 and 700 degrees C have autoignition temperatures almost identical to that of NG. Furthermore, the results presented in this article show that, according to standards proposed by the California Air Resources Board and the Gas Research Institute, none of the pyrolysis gases are suitable fuels for gas engines, because the methane number of no gas meets the minimum value of 65 required in the EU and USA. This article discusses results valuable for determining the potential suitability of pyrolysis gases for use in power-engineering facilities, including combustion engines, and includes information on further research prospects.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20702 - Petroleum engineering (fuel, oils)

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2018

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Fuel

ISSN

0016-2361

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

221

Issue of the periodical within the volume

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Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

361-373

UT code for WoS article

000429421200036

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85042427665