期刊
POLYMERS
卷 14, 期 10, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym14102056
关键词
gasification; reforming; plastic waste; H-2 production; CO2 emissions
资金
- Deanship of Research Oversight and Coordination (DROC) at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) [DF201017]
The global energy demand is expected to increase significantly, and plastic thermochemical recycling is a potential alternative to meet this demand. The study found that integrating plastic gasification with steam methane reforming can increase hydrogen production and process efficiency, while reducing emissions and production costs.
The global energy demand is expected to increase by 30% within the next two decades. Plastic thermochemical recycling is a potential alternative to meet this tremendous demand because of its availability and high heating value. Polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) are considered in this study because of their substantial worldwide availability in the category of plastic wastes. Two cases were modeled to produce hydrogen from the waste plastics using Aspen Plus (R). Case 1 is the base design containing three main processes (plastic gasification, syngas conversion, and acid gas removal), where the results were validated with the literature. On the other hand, case 2 integrates the plastic gasification with steam methane reforming (SMR) to enhance the overall hydrogen production. The two cases were then analyzed in terms of syngas heating values, hydrogen production rates, energy efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions, and process economics. The results reveal that case 2 produces 5.6% more hydrogen than case 1. The overall process efficiency was enhanced by 4.13%. Case 2 reduces the CO2 specific emissions by 4.0% and lowers the hydrogen production cost by 29%. This substantial reduction in the H-2 production cost confirms the dominance of the integrated model over the standalone plastic gasification model.
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