Marine fuels / Fuel oil characteristics

[apartado69]

Hi,

Since I had some trouble finding good fuel oil data, I share with you an interesting file I've found.

[gardener]

Do you have the data of fuel obtained by pyrolysis of plastic waste? Basically the process is known as 'Depolymerization of Waste Plastic'.

Thanks in advance.

[apartado69]

Hi gardener,

I know of the process, but unfortunately I have no information on this subject.

You may have to rely on lab data, since the fluid resulting from the pyrolysis process will depend on the degree of pyrolysis and the type of plastic you feed to it.
The pyrolysis reaction is basically a form of thermal -----ing in which the polymer (plastic) molecules are cut into smaller chains of the same polymer, down to gas.
You will have side reactions in which longer chains will form, such as the formation of coke.

Therefore, the resulting fluid will contain solids (coke), heavy hydrocarbons (part of the original plastic that did not suffer pyrolysis), light hydrocarbons and gases.

You may choose to use a typical refinery FCC outlet stream as a model, in case you cannot find a better fluid characterization. However, be sure to choose adequate gas/gasoline/diesel/residue ratios.

I hope this may be of some help to you.