PENGARUH PENAMBAHAN FLAME PASSAGE COVER PADA REAKTOR PIROLISIS TERHADAP PROSES PIROLISIS SAMPAH PLASTIK

  • Anggi Prasetyo
  • Indra Siregar

Abstract

Plastic is one type of material that is quite common in everyday life. Many people benefit from the function of plastic itself in various fields such as the food packaging industry, household furniture, and so on. This resulted in the accumulation of industrial waste in the form of garbage. The accumulation of plastic waste is a big problem due to the nature of the plastic itself which is difficult to decompose. Pyrolysis is a method of processing plastic waste as a solution to reduce plastic waste by converting the waste into fuel oil. One of the problems of the pyrolysis method is the low heating rate of the pyrolysis reactor which in turn affects the efficiency of using the method. Therefore, researchers conducted research on the addition of flame passage covers to optimize the heating rate in pyrolysis reactors so that the pyrolysis process can work optimally. The method used in this study is a type of experimental research (experimental research). By looking for a causal relationship from the addition of a flame passage cover to the heat distribution of the reactor, product quantity (char, oil, and uncondensable gas), and pyrolysis reactor performance (used stove power, distillation efficiency, and technical efficiency of the pyrolysis process). The addition of the flame passage cover affects the heat distribution of the pyrolysis reactor, increases the average reactor temperature, and reduces the temperature difference at each reactor point. This can improve the technical efficiency of the pyrolysis process of plastic waste as indicated by the highest percentage difference in technical efficiency at a temperature variation of 350⁰C, which is 3.92% without using a flame passage cover and 5.98% using a flame passage cover.

 Keywords: pyrolysis, plastic waste, reactor, flame passage cover, heat distribution.

Published
2023-01-27
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