DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF PYROLYSIS BATCH REACTOR AND CHARACTERIZATION OF TIRE PYROLYSIS OIL USING GC/MS AND FT IR

Hariram.V, Mohammed Ismail M.A

Abstract: Owing to the increased fuel crises and rapid growth of transportation sector, it is very much necessary to identify and alternative to petroleum feed stocks. On the other hand disposal of solid waste material raises the hazard of environmental pollution. In order to bridge these gaps, a pyrolysis batch reactor was designed and fabricated in the present investigation with an overall dimension of 400 X 200 X 458 cm and handling capacity of 10 kgs per cycle. The yield of TPO was optimized with reaction temperature to produce high quantity of gaseous outputs. Elemental analysis, Gas chromatography Mass spectrometry analysis and Fourier transform infrared analysis were carried out and found that limonene was the major compound in the TPO. The FT IR analysis also revealed the presence of aliphatic and aromatic compounds in the TPO. The physio-chemical properties of TPO were determined using Indian standard 1448 standards and were found to usable in internal combustion engine as treated TPO and blends of TPO with straight diesel.

Keywords: Pyrolysis, Elemental analysis, Limonene, Calorific value, Sulphur.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2014.0311060