Nowadays, the use of plastics is inseparable from daily life activities for both industrial commercial and household needs. Every year, an average individual consumes 700 plastic bags. Furthermore, the major types of plastic pollutants are High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE). The nature of LDPE plastic makes it very difficult to undergo decomposition. Subsequently, efforts to overcome this problem have been carried out by several methods of processing or utilizing its waste through pyrolysis. This study aims to determine the effect of the quality of LDPE plastic waste on the plastic oil produced from the pyrolysis process. Based on their chemical compounds, all plastic oils produced were categorized as carbon compounds instead of hydrocarbons. Although, from the quality of the LDPE plastic used, the process produced gasoline, naphtha, and kerosene, the quality of each oil was different. Therefore, the higher the quality of the LDPE plastic used, the better the quality of the oil produced
Plastic is a polymer that is difficult to be decomposed, one way to decompose it through pyrolysis. Buton Asphalt (Asbuton) has a high hardness (low penetration) so Asbuton cannot be used directly. Therefore, its use must be mixed with other asphalt which is softer, lighter oil, or other solvents. This research looks the effect of quality Plastic-type Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) to the potential of plastic oil resulting from the pyrolysis of plastic waste as asphalt solvent in Asbuton. Based on the quality of the LDPE plastic used in this study be distinguished; LDPE-White, Mix-plastic LDPE, and Blend-Plastic LDPE. From this case study, it can be concluded that based on its chemical compound, all plastic oils produced in this study can be categorized as carbon compounds rather than hydrocarbon compounds and only oils from LDPE blend-plastics contain carbonyl groups. Therefore, the oil is more suitable to be used as a solvent or solvent.
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