Production of fuel from waste tetra pak packaging in a fluidized bed: identification of factors that affect the mixture of sand particles and LDPE/AL composite

Authors

  • Arthur Cesar Selvatici Filho Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, CEUNES - Centro Universitário Norte do Espírito Santo.
  • Diunay Zuliani Mantegazini Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0606-5991
  • Marcelo Silveira Bacelos Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, CEUNES - Centro Universitário Norte do Espírito Santo. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0838-6839

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47456/bjpe.v7i5.36926

Keywords:

Aluminum, Fluid dynamics, Energy, Carton packages

Abstract

Integrated routes for catalytic pyrolysis and refining enable the conversion of polyolefins from post-consumer carton packaging waste into fuels and chemical products of commercial interest. This technology contributes to the reduction of environmental impacts resulting from the inappropriate disposal of these wastes. In addition, the recovery of the LDPE/Al composite (low-density polyethylene and aluminum) by pyrolysis allows obtaining products with high added values, such as paraffin and aluminum with high purity. The originality of this research is due to the development of a cylindrical column of fluidized bed with a guillotine system. Insertion of a guillotine system to cylindrical column allows evaluating the axial concentration of LDPE/Al composite particles. In addition, this research aims to investigate the effect of the air injection velocity and the mass fraction of LDPE/Al composite on the particle mixing index (Im), using an experimental design 3². The results show that the air injection velocity and the mass fraction of LDPE/Al composite affect the mixing index (Im). From point of view of particle mixing in the bed, data analysis indicates the fuel production from polyolefins is favored in the reactor when a gas velocity 25% above the minimum is used.

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Author Biographies

Arthur Cesar Selvatici Filho, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, CEUNES - Centro Universitário Norte do Espírito Santo.

Graduation in progress in Chemical Engineering. Federal University of Espírito Santo, UFES, Brazil. Has secondary-secondary education at the Charles Darwin Educational Center (2014). (Text automatically generated by the CVLattes application)

Diunay Zuliani Mantegazini, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho

Doctoral student in Mechanical Engineering at Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP. Master in Energy from the Federal University of Espírito Santo - UFES. Specialized in Improvement in Teacher Training for Distance Education by the Federal Institute of Espírito Santo - IFES. Graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Faculdade Norte Capixaba de São Mateus - MULTIVIX. Experience in mechanical engineering, with emphasis on agricultural machinery projects. (Text provided by the author)

Marcelo Silveira Bacelos, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, CEUNES - Centro Universitário Norte do Espírito Santo.

Graduated in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande Foundation - FURG- 1999. Master in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of São Carlos-UFSCar in 2002. Doctor in Chemical Engineering from UFSCar in 2006. Professor at the Federal University of Espírito Santo - UFES since 2008; Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Energy (PPGEN) 2013-2015. Full Member of the Advisory Board of FAPES(2010-2014). Postdoctoral fellow at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA -2016. Permanent member of PPGEN, Master in ENERGY, Energy efficiency research line. Has experience in Industrial Operations and Chemical Engineering Equipment. He works mainly in the analysis of multiphase flow applied to spouted and fluidized bed reactors. (Text provided by the author)

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2021-11-23

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Selvatici Filho, A. C., Mantegazini, D. Z., & Bacelos, M. S. (2021). Production of fuel from waste tetra pak packaging in a fluidized bed: identification of factors that affect the mixture of sand particles and LDPE/AL composite. Brazilian Journal of Production Engineering, 7(5), 133–144. https://doi.org/10.47456/bjpe.v7i5.36926

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Vol. 7 No. 5 (2021): Número Regular (Outubro - Dezembro)

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ENERGY

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