Plastic waste is an ideal source of energy due to its high heating value and abundance. It can be converted into oil through the pyrolysis process and utilised in internal combustion engines to produce power and heat. In the present work, plastic pyrolysis oil is manufactured via a fast pyrolysis process using a feedstock consisting of different types of plastic. The oil was analysed and it was found that its properties are similar to diesel fuel. The plastic pyrolysis oil was tested on a four-cylinder direct injection diesel engine running at various blends of plastic pyrolysis oil and diesel fuel from 0% to 100% at different engine loads from 25% to 100%. The engine combustion characteristics, performance and exhaust emissions were analysed and compared with diesel fuel operation. The results showed that the engine is able to run on plastic pyrolysis oil at high loads presenting similar performance to diesel while at lower loads the longer ignition delay period causes stability issues. The brake thermal efficiency for plastic pyrolysis oil at full load was slightly lower than diesel, but NOX emissions were considerably higher. The results suggested that the plastic pyrolysis oil is a promising alternative fuel for certain engine application at certain operation conditions

Chemical recycling is an attractive way to address the explosive growth of plastic waste and disposal problems. Pyrolysis is a chemical recycling process that can convert plastics into high quality oil, which can then be utilised in internal combustion engines for power and heat generation. The aim of the present work is to evaluate the potential of using oils that have been derived from the pyrolysis of plastics at di erent temperatures in diesel engines. The produced oils were analysed and found to have similar properties to diesel fuel. The plastic pyrolysis oils were then tested in a four-cylinder direct injection diesel engine, and their combustion, performance and emission characteristics analysed and compared to mineral diesel. The engine was found to perform better on the pyrolysis oils at higher loads. The pyrolysis temperature had a signi cant e ect, as the oil produced at a lower temperature presented higher brake thermal e ciency and shorter ignition delay period at all loads. This oil also produced lower NOX, UHC, CO and CO2 emissions than the oil produced at a higher temperature, although diesel emissions were lower

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Polypropylene is the most common type of plastic found in municipal solid waste. The production of polypropylene is expected\ud to increase due to the widespread utilization in daily life, resulting in even higher amounts of polypropylene waste. Sending this\ud plastic to landfill not only exacerbates environmental problems, but also results in energy loss due to the elevated energy content of\ud polypropylene. Pyrolysis is a process that can effectively convert polypropylene waste into fuel, which can then be used to generate\ud power and heat. In the present study, the ect of the pyrolysis temperature on the pyrolysis of polypropylene was investigated, and\ud the oils produced at 700oC (PP700) and 900oC (PP900) were used to fuel a four cylinder diesel engine. The engine's combustion,\ud performance and emission characteristics were analysed and compared to diesel operation. The results showed that both PP700\ud and PP900 enabled stable engine operation, with PP900 performing slightly better in terms of efficiency and emissions. However,\ud PP700 and PP900 were found to have longer ignition delay periods, longer combustion periods, lower brake thermal efficiencies,\ud higher NOX, UHC and CO emissions, and lower CO2 emissions in comparison to diesel operation. Nonetheless, the addition of a\ud small quantity of diesel improved the overall performance of the oil blends, resulting in comparable results to diesel in the case of\ud PP900

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