Table 7 Price of catalyst per kg of produced oil.

From: Catalytic pyrolysis of waste polypropylene using low-cost natural catalysts

Catalyst

Catalyst mass [kg]

*Catalyst:WPP [–]

**Catalyst price [$/kg]

Oil yield [kg]

Catalyst price/kg of oil [$/kg]

Kaolin

0.5

1:2

0.45

0.8

0.28

Hematite

0.5

1:2

5

0.7

3.57

White sand

0.5

1:1

0.5

0.68

0.37

  1. *The presented ratios are the ratios that have resulted in the highest oil yield.
  2. **The given prices are based on53.