Table 1 Proximate and ultimate analysis of plastic based medical wastes.

From: Liquid fuel oil produced from plastic based medical wastes by thermal cracking

References

Type of feedstock

Moisture

Volatile

Ash

Fixed carbon

H.C.V (MJ/kg)

Proximate analysis (wt%)

Present work

PP, PE, PVC

0.82

87.2

4.17

7.81

33.3

Linbo et al.20

PP, PS

0.32

99.13

–

0.55

42.65

Singh et al.28

PE, PP, PS and PET

0.6

85.7

13.3

0.4

39.46

 

Carbon (C)

Hydrogen (H)

Nitrogen (N)

Sulphur (S)

Oxygen (O)

Other

Ultimate analysis (wt%)

Present work

72.56

11.17

3.82

0.227

–

12.22

Linbo et al.20

81.81

5.68

0.15

0.11

–

0.08

Singh et al.28

79.77

15.47

2.76

0.0

2.0

–

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