Thermal Pyrolysis for the Transformation of Used Abandon Tire to Liquid Fuel

Anthony A. Adeyanju

doi:10.15866/irecon.v9i3.19646

Thermal Pyrolysis for the Transformation of Used Abandon Tire to Liquid Fuel

Anthony A. Adeyanju^(1*)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15866/irecon.v9i3.19646

Abstract

Scrap tire is one of the prevalent hazardous solid waste and methods of disposing have become an environmental problem since they require a high demand for landfill space, they serve as a breeding ground, and when burned openly they release hazardous emissions into the atmosphere. This study has looked into thermal pyrolysis for the transformation of used abandoned tire to liquid fuel. A fixed bed pyrolysis device has been designed and constructed for thermal degradation of the scrap tire in the absence of oxygen. An experimental analysis of the liquid fuel produced has been conducted by testing-specific properties of the fuel such as Calorific Value, kinematic viscosity, Flash Point and Pour Point. The properties have been compared with standard Diesel and Petrol and similarities have been noticed in the properties tested. The effect of the heating rate and temperature on the pyrolysis system has been looked into and it has been discovered that when the rate of heating increases, the period for the degradation of pyrolysed product reduces, while the supplied quantity of heat energy with time increases. However, the amount of degraded tire, by a unit of time, increases as well, thereby increasing the rate of degradation, which increases the maximum temperature. The rapid increase in temperature increases the evaporation process that can prevent any side cracking in the vapor phase. Furthermore, the effect of particle size on the pyrolysis system has been also looked into and it has been discovered that the smaller the particle size is, the faster the decomposition of the tire is, which leads to more oil being obtained.
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Keywords

Waste Used Tire; Thermal Pyrolysis; Alternative Fuel; Thermal Degradation

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