Pengolahan Limbah Polipropilen Menjadi Bahan Bakar Cair Melalui Metode Pirolisis

Abstract

Plastics become the biggest environmental problem when it accumulate in landfills because its nonbiodegradable properties. To handle the problems, the plastics were processed to produce liquid fuels by means pyrolysis method which was in this case with and without a catalyst. In this work, polypropylene was used as a precursor and SiO 2 , zeolites, CaO, Fe as catalysts. FTIR spectrum of pyrolized polypropylene with and without catalysts both have shown C = C functional group at 1648 cm -1. GCMS analysis confirmed the availability of chain length of hydrocarbon between C 7 -C 27 which is mixture of kerosene and diesel fractions. Catalysts can lower the temperature and time reaction of pyrolysis process as they increase rendement (%) of product. Liquid fuels that produced from polypropylene pyrolysis without catalyst was 72.06%, and with catalysts were 79.59% (SiO 2 ), 74.76%, (zeolite), 76.80% (CaO), and 76.83% (Fe).

Kinetic Study of Gas Formation in Styrofoam Pyrolysis Process

“…The process of burning plastic will cause air pollution, where exhaust gases from combustion such as CO, CO2, NOx, and SOx will cause environmental problems [1]. The same thing is also explained by Bemis et al (2012) that the burning of plastic waste can produce harmful gases such as carbon dioxide, sulfur oxides, and nitrogen oxides into the air [5]. The absence of an excellent plastic waste management solution will make one continue to dispose of or burn plastic waste.…”