E–Waste Cable Plastic Transforming Oil using  Sodium Hydroxide with Activated Carbon

Dr. Moinuddin Sarker; Mohammad Mamunor Rashid

Volume : I, Issue : VII, December - 2012

E–Waste Cable Plastic Transforming Oil using Sodium Hydroxide with Activated Carbon

Dr. Moinuddin Sarker, Mohammad Mamunor Rashid

Abstract :

Electrical product usages are increase every day all over the world. Electrical component has plastic part and after use all electrical product through as garbage and creating environmental problem. Some percentage of e-waste plastic can recycle and rest of percentage keep as a land fill. E-waste to oil production process performs with sodium hydroxide and activated carbon in laboratory scale batch process. Temperature range was 200-420 ºC and sodium hydroxide was added 5% and activated carbon was added 5% with e-waste plastic. Electronic waste plastic was use 75 gm by weight. Under labconco fume hood experiment was placed in presence of oxygen without vacuumed system. Produce oil density is 0.90 g/ml and fuel was analyzed with Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS) and carbon chain detected C4 to C33. Electronic waste plastic to oil production conversion rate was 33.6 %, gas production rate was 16.53 % and left over residue 49.87%. Electrical waste plastic to produce fuel can be use petroleum refinery process for further modification to use able internal combustion engines.