A study on the Chlorine removal characteristics of Plastics in a Lab-scale Pyrolysis reactor

실험실 규모 열분해로에서의 플라스틱 탈염 특성 연구

  • 박주원 (한국 생산기술 연구원) ;
  • 박상신 (한국 생산기술 연구원) ;
  • 양원 (한국 생산기술 연구원) ;
  • 류태우 (한국 생산기술 연구원)
  • Published : 2007.05.04

Abstract

This study was conducted to find out the chlorine removal characteristics of waste plastic mixture by pyrolysis process with thermogravimetric analysis(TGA) and a lab-scale pyrolyzer. The material used as plastic wastes were PE (Poly-ethylene), PP (Poly-prophylene), and PVC (Poly Vinyl Chloride). Experimental procedure were composed of three steps; 1st step: TGA of PVC, PP and PE, 2nd step: chlorine removal rate of PVC in a lab-scale pyrolyzer, 3rd step: chlorine removal rate of PVC-PE and PVC-PP mixture in a pyrolyzer. Through the results of TGA, we can estimate the basic pyrolysis characteristics of each plastic, and then we can also derive the design parameters and operating conditions of the lab-scale pyrolyzer. The results can be used as primary data for designing a system to produce RPF (Refuse Plastic Fuel), a waste incinerator and a pyrolysis/gasification process.

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