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Operative Effect of Zeolite Catalyst in Biofuel Production

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Environmental chemistry

Abstract

Global plastic production and its accumulation in landfills have increased over the years due to the wide applications of plastic in commercial units. The methods of recycling and energy recovery have been some of the alternatives that have been developed for the management of plastic waste. The paper aims to solve the problem of getting rid of plastic waste in safe and environmentally friendly ways, as well as exploiting it to obtain a source of energy. The pyrolysis technique was used using an operative catalyst. A reactor was designed with a thermal heat source and the oil condensation was done on a water container. Factors affecting biodiesel production yield are studied, including the amount of catalyst used, temperature, and reaction time. The physicochemical properties of the biodiesel produced were determined, such as the density by using the Anton Paar Density device method (ASTM D4052), the flash point by using the Stanhope-Seta Flash Point Tester device method (ASTM D93), and the pour point by using the HK-3535 Pour Point Tester device method (ASTM D97). At the optimum conditions of the experiment, it was achieved the highest yield of 57%wt/wt with a conversion rate of 98% at 1:100%wt of catalyst to the raw material at a temperature of 275°C, where the process takes 80 minutes. The liquid product had been found to be feasible as diesel fuel.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2023.160654.6920

Keywords

Biodiesel characterization, biofuel, Pyrolysis, Recycling Plastic Waste, Zeolite

Authors

First Name

Rehab

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

Metwally

Affiliation

chemical engineering department,The Canal Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology

Email

re7abmetwally@yahoo.com

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Orcid

0000-0003-3987-1420

First Name

sharehan

Last Name

El Hadidy

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

The Canal Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology

Email

ice_princes52@yahoo.com

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Orcid

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Elhemly

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Chemical Engineering Department, The Canal Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology

Email

drazeem@gmail.com

City

Suez

Orcid

-

First Name

Yasser

Last Name

Elghazouly

MiddleName

Reda

Affiliation

The Canal Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology

Email

ysyy5@hotmail.com

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Orcid

0000-0002-3534-8969

Volume

66

Article Issue

12

Related Issue

43517

Issue Date

2023-12-01

Receive Date

2022-09-04

Publish Date

2023-12-01

Page Start

149

Page End

154

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_290446.html

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290,446

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297

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Operative Effect of Zeolite Catalyst in Biofuel Production

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30 Dec 2024