TY  - JOUR
N1  - cited By 4
N2  - Growing global population increased the energy demand and generation of municipal solid wastes (MSW). MSW can be utilized to produce green renewable fuels via pyrolysis technology. This study investigated the co-pyrolysis of MSW represented by mixtures of food and plastic wastes, in a downdraft pyrolyzer using synthetic flue gas composition. The food wastes in this study included fish and chicken bones, and leftover rice, and plastics included polypropylene and polyethylene (high density and low density) plastics respectively. The effect of pyrolysis temperature and types of feedstocks on the bio-oil yield and quality were determined. Although the highest bio-oil yield was obtained at 400 °C for all feedstocks, GCâ??MS results indicated major compounds such as fatty acids, esters, amides, nitriles, sugars were more notable at 300 °C. The bio-oil exhibited high water contents due to combustion from the flue gas. Fish bone and plastic mixture has the lowest O/C ratio and the best calorific value of 33.9 MJ/kg compared to the other two feedstocks, however extensive treatments were required to be used as fuel. Overall, bio-oil from this study has the potential to be used as an alternative fuel from co-pyrolysis of food and plastic wastes with further treatments and processing. © 2022 Elsevier Ltd
ID  - scholars16129
TI  - Co-pyrolysis of plastics and food waste mixture under flue gas condition for bio-oil production
KW  - Amides; Biofuels; Elastomers; Fatty acids; Fish; Flue gases; Mixtures; Polypropylenes; Pyrolysis; Waste incineration
KW  -  Bio-oil yield; Bio-oils; Copyrolysis; Fish bones; Food waste; Gas conditions; Global population; Oil-production; Plastics waste; Waste mixtures
KW  -  Municipal solid waste
KW  -  alternative fuel; biofuel; demand-side management; food waste; municipal solid waste; oil production; plastic waste; pyrolysis; reaction kinetics; waste technology; waste treatment
AV  - none
A1  - Lim, H.Y.
A1  - Tang, S.H.
A1  - Chai, Y.H.
A1  - Yusup, S.
A1  - Lim, M.T.
JF  - Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85140142878&doi=10.1016%2fj.seta.2022.102826&partnerID=40&md5=b0580c9b663b63438f28cf7dd9ae94da
VL  - 54
Y1  - 2022///
PB  - Elsevier Ltd
SN  - 22131388
ER  -