Renewable Energy Assisted High Temperature Heating System for Plastic to Fuel Conversion Unit

K. R. Bharath, Sarada Balaram

Abstract


Exponential rise in the use of automobile, electronic, electrical and FMCG products combines the presence of various grades of plastic materials along with them. This trend resulted in depleting the natural ecosystem of mother earth, as these plastic materials are dumped as landfills or reach water bodies, which in turn destroys the natural ecosystem, thereby backfiring a negative result to humans. Pyrolysis is a technique that can be used for converting such plastic materials into inflammable fuels. But this mechanism is an energy-intensive method which makes this method of fuel generation out of reach from the commercial space. In order to tackle this issue, high heat demanded for the pyrolysis process is harnessed from renewable sources, thereby limiting the need of an external entity for sourcing the initial heat demand. This paper proposes a method that can be used for utilizing electrical energy from renewable resources to provide a kick start for the pyrolysis process which in turn converts plastic to inflammable fuel. 

Keywords


Pyrolysis; MPPT; Green Energy; Plastic to fuel; Solar energy

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