Recovery and Analysis of Oil from Used Rubber Tyre
Saddiq H.A.
, Luka Y. , Ndagana S.F.
Diesel, Fuel, Internal combustion, Pyrolysis, Tyre
Pyrolysis is the process of combustion of a certain material in the absence or with limited oxygen to obtain products. This process can be applied to waste tyre (tyre pyrolysis) to obtain solid product called char, liquid product called tyre pyrolysis oil and the gaseous product called pyro-gas. Research shows that tyre has different parts suited for its purpose, among which is the rubber tread. The rubber tread is found to have some essential components such as carbon and hydrogen which are essential components found in fuel. This part can then be used to produce some oil that is comparable to some conventional fuel. Tyre pyrolysis oil was produced in a simple distillation setup in a laboratory and was then analysed to ascertain its properties as compared to conventional fuel. About 55 % of the product obtained from the pyrolysis is found to be tyre pyrolysis oil with the remaining 45 % being char and pyro-gas. Analysis of the oil shows that tyre pyrolysis oil has lower pour point and gross calorific value which are -33 oC and 38.6 MJ/kg respectively as compared to between -25 oC and -23 oC, and 43-46 MJ/kg for diesel. This shows that tyre pyrolysis oil cannot be used in internal combustion engine as a replacement for diesel but can be blended with diesel of high heating value and pour point to be used in the engine. It was also discovered that the density of tyre pyrolysis oil is higher (925 kg/m3) as compared to that of diesel which is between 820 and 870 kg/m3 and high sulphur content which is about 3.8 % as compared to 0.003-1.3 % for diesel. It is recommended that the sulphur has to be reduced using desulphurisers if the oil is to be used as fuel in internal combustion engines. It was therefore concluded that tyre pyrolysis oil cannot be used alone as fuel in internal combustion engine but can be blended with diesel to obtain right quality of fuel for use in internal combustion engine.
"Recovery and Analysis of Oil from Used Rubber Tyre", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.2, Issue 8, page no.22 - 27, August-2017, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR1708005.pdf
Volume 2
Issue 8,
August-2017
Pages : 22 - 27
Paper Reg. ID: IJSDR_170686
Published Paper Id: IJSDR1708005
Downloads: 000347034
Research Area: Engineering
Country: Yola, Adamawa, Nigeria
ISSN: 2455-2631 | IMPACT FACTOR: 9.15 Calculated By Google Scholar | ESTD YEAR: 2016
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