Abstract

This paper presents the study andexperimentation of fuel oil production by conventional slowpyrolysis using plastic waste from a municipal landfill. Thedifferent proportions of liquid fuel produced from landfillplastic obtained by non-catalyst conventional slow pyrolysiswere studied. The landfill plastic was collected fromWarinchamrap municipality landfill, in Thailand. Theinvestigation of recycling of model and waste products based onPP, LDPE, HDPE, and mixed plastic were examined usingconventional slow pyrolysis and distillation methods. Theexperimental results show that the reactivity of conventionalslow pyrolysis and distillation can be controlled by temperature,time, and energy. The various types of plastic found in themunicipal landfill were converted into differing amounts ofliquid fuel. PP was converted into 80% liquid fuel, LDPE 73%to liquid fuel, HDPE to 70% liquid fuel, and mixed plastic to46% liquid fuel. The distillation liquid fuel includedhigh-quality liquid fuels. The liquid fuels derived from the wasteplastic found in the municipal landfill was similar to petroleumdiesel oil.