Table 7 Percentage error between Manual and simulation calculation for all the streams.

From: Production of hydrogen using plastic waste via Aspen Hysys simulation

Percentage difference between manual calculation and simulation

Stream number

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

PE

0.0%

 

0.0%

              

PP

0.0%

 

0.0%

              

PS

0.0%

 

0.0%

              

PVC

0.0%

 

0.0%

              

PET

0.0%

 

0.0%

              

Hydrogen

 

0.61%

  

0.61%

0.6%

   

0.6%

0.5%

 

0.5%

0.5%

100%

0.5%

0.5%

Methane

 

0.0%

  

0.0%

0.0%

   

0.0%

0.0%

 

0.0%

0.0%

100%

46.6%

0.0%

Ethane

 

0.0%

  

0.0%

0.0%

   

0.0%

0.0%

 

0.0%

0.0%

100%

6.7%

0.0%

Ethene/ethylene

 

0.0%

  

0.0%

0.0%

   

0.0%

0.0%

 

0.0%

0.0%

100%

33.3%

0.0%

Propane

 

4.6%

  

4.5%

4.5%

   

4.6%

4.5%

 

4.5%

4.5%

100%

0.04%

4.5%

Propene

 

4.5%

  

4.5%

4.5%

   

4.5%

4.5%

 

4.5%

4.5%

100%

27.5%

4.5%

Butane

 

0.0%

  

0.0%

0.0%

   

0.0%

0.0%

 

0.0%

0.0%

100%

93.8%

0.0%

Octene

 

0.0%

  

0.0%

0.0%

   

0.0%

0.0%

 

0.0%

100%

98.9%

  

C16H32

 

0.0%

  

0.0%

0.0%

   

0.0%

0.0%

 

0.0%

100%

0.9%

  

C28H56

 

0.2%

  

0.2%

0.2%

   

0.2%

0.2%

 

0.2%

100%

99.9%

  

Acetylene

 

0.5%

  

0.5%

0.5%

   

0.5%

0.5%

 

0.5%

0.5%

100%

76.9%

0.5%

Hydrochloric acid

 

2.2%

  

2.2%

2.2%

   

2.2%

2.2%

 

2.2%

2.2%

100%

83.8%

2.2%

Cinnamic acid

 

0.0%

  

0.0%

0.0%

   

0.0%

0.0%

 

0.0%

100%

0.1%

  

Benzene

 

0.0%

  

0.0%

0.0%

   

0.0%

0.0%

 

0.0%

100%

99.8%

  

Carbon dioxide

 

0.0%

  

0.0%

0.4%

   

0.4%

0.2%

 

0.2%

0.2%

100%

88.8%

0.2%

Water

     

0.7%

 

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

4.3%

 

4.3%

100%

49.2%

  

Sodium chloride

     

0.0%

   

0.0%

0.0%

 

0.0%

100%

0.0%

  

Carbon monoxide

          

0.2%

 

0.2%

0.2%

100%

6.9%

0.2%

Benzoic acid

  

0.015%

              

Carbon

  

0.088%

              

Sodium carbonate

   

0.809%

0.809%

 

0.809%

          

Total

0.000%

0.441%

0.052%

0.809%

0.505%

0.187%

0.809%

0.084%

0.084%

0.319%

0.0%

0.8%

0.0%

2.2%

18.5%

0.4%

2.4%