Plastics to fuel: a review

B Kunwar, HN Cheng, SR Chandrashekaran… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
The thermal and catalytic processes of converting waste plactics into fuels are promising
techniques to eliminate the refuse which otherwise is harmful to the enivironment, and …

Sorptive removal of salicylic acid and ibuprofen from aqueous solutions using pine wood fast pyrolysis biochar

M Essandoh, B Kunwar, CU Pittman Jr, D Mohan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2015 - Elsevier
Pine wood biochar, prepared at 698 K with a residence time of 20–30 s in an auger-fed
reactor, was used as a 3-dimensional adsorbent to remove salicylic acid and ibuprofen from …

Strategy for repurposing of disposed PPE kits by production of biofuel: Pressing priority amidst COVID-19 pandemic

S Jain, B Yadav Lamba, S Kumar, D Singh - Biofuels, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
COVID-19, a disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-corona virus-2 (SARS-
CoV-2) has taken the lives of millions of people across the globe. Researchers are working …

Catalytic and thermal depolymerization of low value post-consumer high density polyethylene plastic

B Kunwar, BR Moser, SR Chandrasekaran… - Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
The feasibility of catalytic and non-catalytic pyrolytic conversion of low value post-consumer
high density polyethylene (HPDE) plastic into crude oil and subsequent distillation was …

Physical and Chemical Properties and Accelerated Aging Test of Bio-oil Produced from in Situ Catalytic Pyrolysis in a Bench-Scale Fluidized-Bed Reactor

R Mahadevan, R Shakya, S Neupane… - Energy & Fuels, 2015 - ACS Publications
In situ catalytic upgrading is a promising technique to improve the properties of bio-oil
because the bio-oil produced from the conventional method has several negative attributes …

Reducing coke formation in the catalytic fast pyrolysis of bio-derived furan with surface modified HZSM-5 catalysts

B Zhang, Z Zhong, Q Xie, P Chen, R Ruan - RSC Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
In order to reduce coke yield during catalytic fast pyrolysis of biomass, MgO and 2, 4-
dimethylquinoline (2, 4-DMQ) were selected to reduce the number of external acid sites of …

Fuel properties associated with catalytic conversion of plastics

SR Chandrasekaran, BK Sharma - Plastics to Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The chapter provides a comprehensive study of the plastics for conversion to high-energy
fuels. These plastics, if not utilized properly, end up in landfills. Noncatalytic and catalytic …

Combustion, performance, and tail pipe emissions of common rail diesel engine fueled with waste plastic oil-diesel blends

VT Lamani, A Kumar Yadav… - Journal of …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The demand for plastic is eternally growing in urban areas and producing enormous
quantity of plastic waste. The management and disposal of plastic waste have become a …

Environmental catastrophe amidst COVID-19 pandemic: Disposal and management of PPE kits for the production of biofuel with the sustainable approach in solar …

S Mondal - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022 - Elsevier
COVID-19, a condition associated with severe acute coronavirus two respiratory syndromes
(SARS-CoV-2), has impacted the lives of billions of people worldwide. Scientists around the …

Understanding the effect of catalytic pyrolysis bio-oil produced using CaO during hydrotreatment

KC Sanjeev - 2017 - search.proquest.com
Energy is very important for sustaining human life, and mankind is dependent on fossil fuels
for energy need. Since fossil fuels reserves are limited and are depleting in a rapid rate …