Microwave pyrolysis of multilayer plastic waste (LDPE) using zeolite catalyst

Sri Rachmania Juliastuti*, Nuniek Hendrianie, Pandu Jati Ramadhan, Dama Husin Satria

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Abstract

To overcome the problem of garbage, especially plastic waste, environmental experts and scholars from various disciplines have conducted various studies and actions. One way to degrade the multilayer packaging plastic waste LDPE (Low Density Poliethylene) with microwave pyrolysis process by using natural zeolite catalysts. The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effect of temperature and time of microwave pyrolysis process by using natural zeolite catalyst to degrade the plastic waste LDPE and compare them. Pyrolysis process was done by using a closed glass reactor with a capacity of 500 ml, operated at a pressure of 1 atm and flowed nitrogen 0.5 1 / min. Plastic waste was LDPE, and natural zeolite was used as its catalyst. Sample was heated at temperature 300, 400, 500 or 550 °C and was kept during time variables of 45, 60, 75 and 90 minutes. Liquid product was analyzed by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), raw material was analyzed by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), and solid product was analyzed by X-Ray Fluorescene (XRF). From the experimental resulted in the best yield products of pyrolisis using natural zeolite at 550 °C and 90 minutes was 2.88 % of solid yield, 28.12 % of liquid yield and the highest hydrocarbon concentration of 19.02 %.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Seminar on Fundamental and Application of Chemical Engineering 2016, ISFAChE 2016
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 3rd International Seminar on Fundamental and Application of Chemical Engineering 2016
Editors Widiyastuti, Fadlilatul Taufany, Siti Nurkhamidah
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735415102
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 May 2017
Event3rd International Seminar on Fundamental and Application of Chemical Engineering 2016, ISFAChE 2016 - East Java, Indonesia
Duration: 1 Nov 20162 Nov 2016

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1840
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference3rd International Seminar on Fundamental and Application of Chemical Engineering 2016, ISFAChE 2016
Country/TerritoryIndonesia
CityEast Java
Period1/11/162/11/16

Keywords

  • LDPE waste
  • Natural zeolite catalyst
  • microwave pyrolysis

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