Table 4.
Physical characteristics of the produced pyrolysis oils.
Properties | Unit | WS pyrolysis oil | PET pyrolysis oil | WS:PET ratio |
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80/20 | 60/40 | 40/60 | 20/80 | ||||
Density | kg/m3 | 1090 | 915 | 1060 | 1015 | 965 | 930 |
Viscosity at 30 °C | cSt | 11.40 | 4.20 | 10.60 | 9.60 | 7.90 | 6.40 |
Flash point | °C | 145 | 60 | 135 | 101 | 85 | 72 |
Carbon | wt% | 47.25 | 64.5 | 50.31 | 53.35 | 59.40 | 61.52 |
Hydrogen | wt% | 5.90 | 7.92 | 6.10 | 6.54 | 6.95 | 7.44 |
Nitrogen | wt% | 0.80 | 0.55 | 0.74 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.61 |
Sulfur | wt% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
Oxygena | wt% | 46.02 | 27.00 | 42.82 | 39.38 | 32.95 | 30.41 |
Heating value | MJ/kg | 16.45 | 28.64 | 18.13 | 20.78 | 24.20 | 26.30 |
Value calculated by difference.