Kinetic analysis on catalytic co-gasification of rubber seed shell and high density polyethylene mixtures

Bridgid Chin Lai Fui, Suzana Yusup, Ahmed Al Shoaibi, Pravin Kannan, Chandrasekar Srinivasakannan, Shaharin Anwar Sulaiman

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Abstract

In this paper, the catalytic co-gasification of rubber seed shell and high density polyethylene mixtures (0.2:0.8 weight ratio of HDPE:RSS) are investigated using a non-isothermal thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) system in a range of heating rates of 10, 20, 30 and 50 K/min within the temperature range of 323-1173 K. The argon gas is supplied at a flowrate of 100 ml/min and the steam is generated from superheater at 383 K. The steam is injected at flowrate of 300 μL/hour into the TGA system. A commercial nickel powder is used as the catalyst for the gasification process. The thermal decomposition behavior and synergistic effect of the HDPE/RSS mixture are investigated. The activation energy, EA and pre-exponential factor, A are determined based on one step integral method.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publicationProcess and Advanced Materials Engineering
EditorsIqbal Ahmed
Pages251-254
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9783038351818
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event3rd International Conference on Process Engineering and Advanced Materials, ICPEAM 2014 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration: 3 Jun 20145 Jun 2014

Publication series

NameApplied Mechanics and Materials
Volume625
ISSN (Print)1660-9336
ISSN (Electronic)1662-7482

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Process Engineering and Advanced Materials, ICPEAM 2014
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Period3/06/145/06/14

Keywords

  • Gasification
  • High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)
  • Kinetic Parameters
  • Nickel catalyst
  • Rubber Seed Shell (RSS)

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