PLASTIC WASTE TO FUEL CONVERSION AS ENERGY SOURCE FOR TOMORROW

This review article aims on the suitable and useful study on the production of fuel from waste plastic. As in everyday life, plastics play a major role in society due to its abundance, less weight and durability. Its consumption and production are increasing day by day with increment in the human population. Since depletion of various fossil fuels such as natural gas, crude oil, coal, so as an alternative, wastes plastic can be converted into fuel using various technologies like pyrolysis, thermal pyrolysis, gasification, liquefaction, etc. Different types of plastics like Poly-ethylene-terephthalate (PET), Polyethylene (PE), Polystyrene (PS), Polypropylene (PP) have taken for the conversion into fuel. The waste is non-biodegradable hence facing the problem of recycling which is a threat to the environment. Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) founds one of the most vital health and environmental problems fronting authorities. The waste is managed by this authority. Hence, this paper focuses on the various conversion technologies of fuel conversion. How plastic waste is threatful for the environment, what are they causes, which process is best suited, etc. So, dealing with all these issues, this paper presents a useful data on the different parameters and technologies used for fuel conversion from various types of plastic wastes. Author has also concluded that the demand of plastics reaches to 2,524.215 kilotonnes in the year of 2025-2026.

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Keywords: Waste Plastic, Fuel Conversion Technology, MSWM.


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