IN THIS SCENARIO MY PROJECT AIMS TO

S O LV E T H E T W I N P R O B L E M O F
ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION DUE TO PLASTIC
A N D T H E N E E D F O R A N A LT E R N AT I V E F U E L
SOURCE.

THE MAIN AIM OF MY PROJECT IS TO

FIND A SOLUTION TO THE MOUNTINGS
PROBLEM OF PLASTIC DISPOSAL , FOR
W H I C H T H E P L A S T I C A R E C O N V E RT E D
INTO USEABLE FUEL .
PLASTICS HAVE BECOME AN INDISPENSABLE PART IN
TODAY’S WORLD .DUE TO THEIR LIGHT-WEIGHT ,
DURABILITY ,ENERGY EFFICIENCY , COUPLED WITH A
FASTER RATE OF PRODUCTION AND DESIGN
FLEXIBILITY ,THESE PLASTIC ARE EMPLOYED IN
ENTIRE GAMUT OF INDUSTRIAL AND DOMESTIC AREAS
.

PLASTIC ARE NON DEGRADABLE POLYMERS OF

MOSTLY CONTAINING CARBON, HYDROGEN AND FEW
OTHERS ELEMENTS SUCH AS CHLORINE , NITROGEN
ETC..,.
DUE TO ITS NON-BIODEGRADABLE NATURE ,THE PLASTIC
WASTE CONTRIBUTES SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE PROBLEM OF
MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT .

RECYCLING SYSTEM IS THE MOST COMMON METHOD

REFLECTING IN TODAY’S WORLD. LIQUEFACTION OF
PLASTIC IS A SUPERIOR METHOD OF REUSING THIS
RESOURCE. THE OUTPUT PRODUCT IS AN EXCELLENT FUEL
AND MAKES THERMO FUEL ONE OF THE BEST
ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE RECYCLING SYSTEM OF
TODAY. THERMO FUEL DIESEL CAN BE USED IN ANY DIESEL
ENGINE,VEHICLES & GENERETORS.
 Plastics are natural / synthetic materials .
They are produced by chemically modifying natural
substances or are synthesized from inorganic and
organic raw material, on the basis of their physical
characteristics ,plastics are usually divided into
thermosets ,elastomers and thermoplastics .
These groups differ primarily with regard to
molecular structure , which is what determines their
differing thermal behavior .
RAW MATERIALS
•Waste plastics.

PROCESS DESCRIPTION:
Take1 kg of waste plastics of some kind [ldpe,hdpe] cut it into piece and dry
it .
The waste plastic is put inside the reactor after drying it.
The reactor must designed to withstand high temperature of about 3500c-
400oc.
It has an inlet at the top for collecting the vapour.
Start the burner for heating the reactor and measure the temperature .
When the temperature reaches 150oc the vapour start to come down to the
Condenser.
 The heating is continued for about 11/2 hours till the vapour
stop collecting.
After 1 or 11/2 hrs the plastics are decomposed.
At the time larger carbon molecules are break into smaller
molecules.
There is no need of using catalyst for the process.
The top of the reactor inlet is connected with the spiral
condenser where the
vapours are condensed.
Finally the fuel from condensed vapours are collected .
Approximately 700ml of thermo fuel will be collected from per
kg of waste plastics.
Thermocouple is used to measure high temperature .
 SAMPLE:THERMOFUEL FROM WASTE PLASTIC
DESCRIPTION : Light Brown liquid with very pungent smell
Aniline Point: 650c
Carbon Residue : 0.725 Wt %
Smoke Point :23 mm
DISTILLATION RANGE AND CARBON NUMBER
DISTRIBUTION
Initial Boiling Point : 69 0 c
Naptha Range 140 0 c : 18%
Kerosene Range 140 0 c to 270 0 c : 61%
Diesel Range : 270 0 c to FBP : 21%
Final Boiling Point :345 0 c
Corrosion is less.

Cheaper and quality fuel.

No need of engine modification.

Residue can be used as paraffin wax.

Less amount of residue and large amount of

product.
 Fuel Oil Production Plant at a packaging Fuel Oil Production Plant in Yamagata
manufacturer in Gunma Prefecture. Prefecture

Fuel Oil Production Plant YUKAKI Oil production facility for separated plastics
MYF125 from municipal waste
A plant, Unique Plastic Waste Management &
Research Co Pvt Ltd, was set up at the industrial
estate in Nagpur in 2004.

Industrial units in the area are running

their captive power plants on this fuel and are happy
with its pricing and performance.

The fuel is priced at Rs30 per litre.

The fuel scores over petrol/diesel because it
ignites faster.

Several test reports by government and non-

government institutions say it has smaller sulphur
content and low reaction temperature.

 The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has

found that the conversion of plastic waste into
fuel is non-polluting.
Engine output is nearly as much as produced by
other fuels.

A test drive on a Kinetic Honda gave a mileage

of 44 km/liter on plastic fuel as compared to
44.4km/liter on petrol.

It accelerated from 0 to 60 km in 18 seconds

against 22.5 seconds on petrol
 The production of thermofuel from waste plastics is one
of the better methods to save the environment profitably.
The collected fuel had been tested in C.P.C.L.[REASERCH AND
DEVELOPMENT] and the sample test result have been
enclosed with this report which shows its stability in this
world as a fuel. I here by conclude that my project will be a
pillar to save the environment and source for fuel.