How Waste Plastic is Converted into Fuel | Plastic Pyrolysis | Karthi Explains

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Résumé

TLDRThe video discusses the conversion of waste plastic into fuel through pyrolysis, addressing the environmental issue of plastic pollution. It explains the pyrolysis process, which involves heating plastic in an oxygen-free environment to break it down into oil, gas, and carbon black. The video outlines the steps of pretreatment, shredding, pyrolysis, condensation, and refining, and highlights the advantages, such as reducing landfill waste and creating jobs, as well as drawbacks like energy consumption.

A retenir

  • ♻️ Plastic pollution is a major environmental issue.
  • 🔥 Pyrolysis converts waste plastic into useful resources.
  • 🛠️ The process involves several steps: pretreatment, shredding, pyrolysis, condensation, and refining.
  • 💡 A catalyst is used to help break down plastic during pyrolysis.
  • 🛢️ The main products are 80% oil, 15% gas, and 5% carbon black.
  • 🌍 Pyrolysis reduces landfill waste and greenhouse gas emissions.
  • 💼 It creates jobs and public health benefits through waste cleanup.
  • ⚡ The gas produced can be recycled to heat the reactor.
  • 🏭 The oil can be used in various industries, including cement and power generation.
  • ⚠️ Pyrolysis is energy-intensive and may not be sustainable.

Chronologie

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    The video discusses the high levels of plastic production and its environmental impact due to slow degradation. It introduces the concept of converting waste plastic into fuel through chemical recycling, specifically using pyrolysis, which reverses the plastic production process. Pyrolysis involves heating plastic in an oxygen-free environment, leading to molecular breakdown. A catalyst is added to facilitate this process, resulting in approximately 80% oil, 15% gas, and 5% carbon black or ash. The video outlines the five steps of plastic pyrolysis: pretreatment, shredding, pyrolysis, condensation, and refining, explaining how waste plastic is transformed into usable resources. It also highlights the advantages and drawbacks of plastic pyrolysis, emphasizing its potential to reduce landfill waste and create jobs while noting its energy consumption and sustainability concerns.

Carte mentale

Vidéo Q&R

  • What is plastic pyrolysis?

    Plastic pyrolysis is a process that converts waste plastic into fuel by heating it in an oxygen-free environment.

  • What are the main products of plastic pyrolysis?

    The main products are approximately 80% oil, 15% gas, and 5% carbon black or ash.

  • What is the role of a catalyst in pyrolysis?

    A catalyst speeds up the chemical reaction during pyrolysis without being consumed in the process.

  • What are the environmental benefits of plastic pyrolysis?

    It reduces waste in landfills, lowers greenhouse gas emissions, and minimizes water pollution.

  • What are some drawbacks of plastic pyrolysis?

    It is an energy-consuming process and may not be sustainable.

  • How is the gas produced in pyrolysis used?

    The gas is recycled to heat the reactor instead of using coal or oil.

  • What happens to the oil produced from pyrolysis?

    The oil can be used as heating material or further refined into diesel oil.

  • What is the pretreatment process in plastic pyrolysis?

    The pretreatment process removes foreign matter from the waste plastic before shredding.

  • How does plastic shredding facilitate the pyrolysis process?

    Shredding cuts plastic into smaller pieces, making it easier to handle and process.

  • What industries can benefit from the oil produced by pyrolysis?

    Industries such as cement, glass, ceramics, and electric power can use the oil.

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    plastics are inexpensive and durable and as a result
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    levels of plastic production by humans are high
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    how ever the chemical structure of most plastics
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    renders them to resistance to many natural processes of degradation
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    and as a result they are slow to degrade
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    together these two factors have led to a high prominence of plastic
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    pollution in the environment millions of animals are
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    killed by plastics every year
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    but there are many ways we can reduce plastic pollution by converting
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    waste plastic into useful resource
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    welcome to gnp animations in this video we are going
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    to see how plastic is turned into fuel
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    imagine a world where gigantic amounts of
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    plastic waste can be converted into useful resource again
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    and used for other purposes
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    chemical recycling is an attractive way to reduce the
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    explosive growth of plastic waste and disposal problems
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    we know plastic is just crude oil
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    that has been prossed in different way and with pyrolysis
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    we can reverse this process
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    do you want to know how plastic is made check out our video link is in the description
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    plastic pyrolysis is a very effective process
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    where plastic is exposed to high temperatures in an
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    oxygen free environment pyro means heat
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    lysis means breakdown at any temperature
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    the molecule is in vibrating stage this is
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    called molecular vibration the frequency at which molecules
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    vibrates is directly proportional to the temperature of molecules
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    during pyrolysis the molecules are subjected to very high temperatures
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    leading to very high molecular vibrations at this
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    high molecular vibrations every molecule in the object
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    is stretched and shaken to such an extent that molecules
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    start breaking down into smaller molecules this
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    is pyrolysis. plastic is hard to breakdown
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    and we have to add a catalyst to help break the chemical bonds
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    a catalyst is a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction
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    but is not consumed by the reaction
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    and mostly flyash obtained from coal combustion or
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    zeolite etc are used as catalyst
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    finally waste plastic is converted into appx
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    80% oil 15% gas and 5% carbonblack or ash
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    lets have a look into how plastic is actually converted
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    into a useful resource there are many steps involved in plastic
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    pyrolysis process but we are simply going to see 5 steps
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    waste plastic to pretreatment process,
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    shredder, pyrolysis, condensation refining
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    waste plastic is first sent into pretreatment process
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    that removes any foreign matter then
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    sent into a plastic shredder plastic shredder
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    is a machine used to cut plastic into smaller pieces
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    the smaller pieces of plastic is then sent into a
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    densifier that compress the smaller pieces
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    into dense material to facilitate easier storage
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    or handling then they are sent into a chamber
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    where the pyrolysis of plastic takes place the plastic is heated
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    upto 450 degree centigrade in the presence of catalyst
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    and in the absence of oxygen the plastic is
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    slowly melts and converted into gases state then
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    the gas is sent into a condenser then the condensation takes place
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    condensation means conversion of vapor or gas
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    to a liquid then that is sent into a oil refinery chamber
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    and finally plastic waste is refined into appx
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    80%oil , 15%gas, 5% carbon black or ash
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    and this oil is used as a heating material and sell it to cement, glass
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    ceramic, electric power factories etc
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    and also used in heavy oil generator for electricity generation
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    and it is deep process into diesel oil with
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    distilation plant the final oil can be used in trucks tractors etc
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    15% gas which is recycled into furnace
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    to heat the reactor insted of using coal, wood, oil etc
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    and the remaining carbon black or ash
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    is used as a slag for construction also used
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    as replacement to coal
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    here are some drawbacks and advantages of plastic pyrolysis
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    drawbacks, pyrolysis is an energy consuming
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    process more energy has to be put into treat
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    that can actually be recovered
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    pyrolysis of plastic can never be sustanable and etc
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    advantages of plastic pyrolysis
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    it reduces the the waste going into landfill and greenhouse gases
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    emmision it reduces the risk of water pollution
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    it creates new jobs for lower income people based
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    on the quantites of waste generated in th region
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    which in turn provides public health benfits
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    through waste clean up and ETC
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    and this is how waste plastic is turned into a usable resource
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    by using pyrolysis
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Tags
  • plastic
  • pyrolysis
  • recycling
  • pollution
  • fuel
  • environment
  • waste
  • catalyst
  • sustainability
  • energy