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This document discusses recycling methods for plastic waste. It describes mechanical recycling which involves sorting plastics by type, color, and other properties which is a labor intensive process. It also discusses challenges with plastic recycling including plastics can typically only be recycled 2-3 times before ending up in landfills. Additional recycling methods covered include pyrolysis and gasification which use thermal processes to break plastics down into fuel, gas and other products. Both methods aim to provide more economic and environmentally friendly alternatives to dealing with plastic waste compared to traditional recycling but also have various challenges.

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Plastic Waste Powerpoint Template

This document discusses recycling methods for plastic waste. It describes mechanical recycling which involves sorting plastics by type, color, and other properties which is a labor intensive process. It also discusses challenges with plastic recycling including plastics can typically only be recycled 2-3 times before ending up in landfills. Additional recycling methods covered include pyrolysis and gasification which use thermal processes to break plastics down into fuel, gas and other products. Both methods aim to provide more economic and environmentally friendly alternatives to dealing with plastic waste compared to traditional recycling but also have various challenges.

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Recyclable

Plastic
Group 2
Lecturer: Pham Thanh Tung
Content:
• Background information
• Recycling methods
• Facts
Gary Anderson & the
Green fill
first design
Recycled volumes of plastics in Europe in 2015

Muhammad Saad Qureshi (2020), Pyrolysis of plastic waste: Opportunities and challenges, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis
Multi - layer
Extensive sorting

Dirty

Downgrade

Additives
Extensive sorting

Need to be classified by:


• Type
• Colors
 Labor – intensive process
• Plastics can only be
recycled up to 2 – 3 times
before end up in the landfill.

Downgrade
Unique properties:

• UV screening
• Printing
• Flexible or Rough
• Food - grade

Additives
Dirty

• Ketchup
Popular residuals: • Left – over food
• Shampoo …
Multi - layer

Multi – part products:


• Food packaging
• Children’s toys
• Wires and cables
Mechanical sorting

• PP
• HDPE
Infrared scanner • PET
Rotary sieve
Air separator
& Drums
Air shooting

• Waste
Mechanical sorting
Waste – to – energy

~ 1/3
Color

• PP Color sensor
• HDPE Manual sorting
Air shooting
• PET
Colorless
The LaVie recycled
700ml bottle only
contains 50%
rPET. The rest is
virgin plastic.
Pyrolysis

Gas

Industrial standard
Pyrolysis Separation Refining
Fuel

Wax
Thermal pyrolysis Catalytic - pyrolysis

• High 85 %
Temperature

• Low conversion
15 %
5%
• Slow
Fuel Gas Wax

• Low quality
Thermal pyrolysis Catalytic - pyrolysis

85 % • Low Temperature

• High conversion

15 % • Faster
5%
• Better quality
Fuel Gas Wax
Thermal pyrolysis Catalytic - pyrolysis

• Low Temperature

• High conversion

• Faster

• Better quality
Fuel Gas Wax
Thermal pyrolysis Catalytic - pyrolysis

• Low Temperature

• High conversion

• Faster

• Better quality
Fuel Gas Wax
Thermal pyrolysis Catalytic - pyrolysis

• Low Temperature

• High conversion

• Faster

• Better quality
Fuel Gas Wax
Pyrolysis

Fuel Gas Char / wax

• Alternative anergy • Alternative anergy • Heavy metal absorption


• Jet fuel • Jet fuel • Waste water treatment
Pyrolysis

Advantage
 Economical solution for the

plastic crisis
 Tolerate high level of

contaminants and many


plastic types

 Self – heating
Gasification O2

Drying

Pyrolysis
Synthetic Gas
Plastic waste
CO / H2
Combustion & Cracking

Reduction
Gasification

Advantage

 Reduce the

Environmental impacts
 Self – heating
 Multi – functional
product.
Amount GHG emission of the PTF process
Rollinson, A., Oladejo, J. (2020). Chemical Recycling: Status, Sustainability, and Environmental Impacts. Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives.
Agilyx’s case study

2004 Plastic – to - Fuel 2015 Polystyrene 2018

Establishing Oil Price drop Scandal


216.82 tons
Polystyrene waste

24.23 tons
Material lost: = ~ 90%

Toxic Release Inventory Form R Reports (2019). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Styrene
GHS

w t. %
- 35
216.82 tons
(2)
24.23 tons

Material lost: = ~ 90%


(1)

(2). Chemical and Engineering News. (2020). Discovery Report


(1). Toxic Release Inventory Form R Reports (2019). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Styrene
Cement kiln
GHS

w t. %
- 35 %
w t. 24.23 tons
- 55
(2)
216.82 tons (3)

Material lost: = ~ 90%


(1)

(2). Chemical and Engineering News. (2020). Discovery Report


(1). Toxic Release Inventory Form R Reports (2019). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Styrene
While Polyolefins make an ideal feed for pyrolysis, PET and
PVC make up around 5 wt. % are truly problematic.
Aromatic compounds

Volatile
Carbon Organic
Monoxide Compounds

Dioxins Aldehydes
and Furans

Fine particles
Wilson, M. et al. (2017). Green businesses and cities at risk
New Polymers Industrial standard fuel

Refining

Sorting Pyrolysis
Mechanical &
Waste
recycling Gasification

Rejected
waste
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