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. 2022 Jun 8;7(24):20542–20555. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.1c07345

Table 2. Identified Compounds Present in Waste Plastic Oil Produced from PET Bottles.

  area (%) chemical information
compound name batch 1 batch 2 batch 3 formula MW
cyclohexane 0.87 0.00 0.00 C6H12 84.09
heptane 0.84 0.00 0.00 C7H16 100.12
heptane, 4-methyl- 1.63 1.25 1.25 C8H18 114.14
heptane, 2,4-dimethyl- 1.07 5.92 5.83 C9H20 128.15
2,3-dimethyl-3-heptene 6.57 0.00 0.00 C9H18 126.14
nonane, 4-methyl- 0.60 0.00 0.00 C10H22 142.17
6,6-dimethylhepta-2,4-diene 0.46 0.00 0.00 C9H16 124.12
cyclohexene, 3,3,5-trimethyl- 0.53 0.00 0.00 C9H16 124.12
octane, 3,5-dimethyl- 2.10 0.00 0.00 C10H22 142.17
toluene 5.10 3.50 3.53 C7H8 92.06
acetic acid, butyl ester 0.82 0.00 0.00 C6H12O2 116.08
undecane 0.58 0.00 0.00 C11H24 156.18
1-decene, 2,4-dimethyl- 2.04 0.00 0.00 C12H24 168.18
ethylbenzene 8.59 11.40 11.96 C8H10 106.07
o-xylene 2.25 0.00 0.00 C8H10 106.07
p-xylene 3.75 0.00 0.00 C8H10 106.07
benzene, (1-methylethyl)- 3.16 3.19 3.22 C9H12 120.09
m-xylene 2.43 2.16 2.12 C8H10 106.07
benzene, propyl- 0.85 0.00 0.00 C9H12 120.09
1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 0.63 0.00 0.00 C6H12O3 132.07
benzene, 1-ethyl-4-methyl- 1.30 2.32 2.27 C9H12 120.09
benzene, 1,2,4-trimethyl- 1.35 0.00 0.00 C9H12 120.09
styrene 7.38 7.83 8.01 C8H8 104.06
benzene, 1-ethyl-2-methyl- 0.64 0.00 0.00 C9H12 120.09
benzene, 1,2,3-trimethyl- 3.01 3.28 3.28 C9H12 120.09
benzene, 1-methyl-3-propyl- 0.96 2.25 2.23 C10H14 134.10
α-methyl styrene 4.94 6.69 6.49 C9H10 118.07
benzene, 1,2,4-trimethyl- 2.20 0.00 0.00 C9H12 120.09
benzene, 2-ethyl-1,4-dimethyl- 0.85 2.17 2.11 C10H14 134.10
benzene, 1-ethyl-3,5-dimethyl- 1.08 0.00 0.00 C10H14 134.10
benzene, 1-ethyl-2,4-dimethyl- 1.62 2.38 2.31 C10H14 134.10
ethanol, 2-butoxy- 0.99 0.00 0.00 C6H14O2 118.09
benzene, 1-ethyl-2,3-dimethyl- 0.76 0.00 0.00 C10H14 134.10
benzene, 1,2,4,5-tetramethyl- 1.08 0.00 0.00 C10H14 134.10
benzene, 1,2,3,4-tetramethyl- 2.23 3.51 3.48 C10H14 134.10
benzene, (3-methyl-3-butenyl)- 0.52 0.00 0.00 C11H14 146.10
benzene, 4-ethenyl-1,2-dimethyl- 0.35 0.00 0.00 C10H12 132.09
benzene, 1,2,3,5-tetramethyl- 0.59 0.00 0.00 C10H14 134.10
benzene, heptyl- 0.69 0.00 0.00 C13H20 176.15
hexadecane 0.00 1.34 1.41 C16H34 226.27
benzonitrile 0.80 0.00 0.00 C7H5N 103.04
naphthalene 1.02 2.19 2.11 C10H8 128.06
1-decanol, 2-hexyl- 2.07 0.00 0.00 C16H34O 242.26
heptadecane 0.00 1.37 1.36 C17H36 240.28
octadecane 0.00 1.76 1.71 C18H38 254.30
ethanol, 1-(2-butoxyethoxy)- 2.42 2.63 2.60 C8H18O3 162.12
ethanol, 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)-, acetate 0.24 0.00 0.00 C10H20O4 204.13
naphthalene, 2-methyl- 0.34 0.00 0.00 C11H10 142.07
nonadecane 1.05 1.28 1.26 C19H40 268.31
eicosane 0.00 2.52 2.52 C20H42 282.33
heneicosane 0.00 2.59 2.64 C21H44 296.34
phenol, 2-(1-methylethyl)- 0.29 0.00 0.00 C9H12O 136.08
docosane 1.69 2.57 2.56 C22H46 310.36
benzene, 1,1′-(1,3-propanediyl)bis- 0.00 6.56 6.57 C15H16 196.13
1,3-diphenylbutane 0.46 0.00 0.00 C16H18 210.14
1,3-diphenylpropane 3.14 0.00 0.00 C15H16 196.12
N-methyl phthalimide 0.66 0.00 0.00 C9H7NO2 161.04
tricosane 0.95 1.84 1.84 C23H48 324.37
1,4-diphenylbutane 0.53 0.00 0.00 C16H18 210.14
tetracosane 1.02 2.70 2.67 C24H50 338.39
18-norabieta-8,11,13-triene 0.54 0.00 0.00 C19H28 256.21
α-N-normethadol 0.49 0.00 0.00 C20H27NO 297.20
pentacosane 0.63 2.07 2.03 C25H52 352.41
hexacosane 0.78 1.83 1.89 C26H54 366.42
heptacosane 0.00 1.04 1.04 C27H56 380.44
naphthalene, 1-phenyl- 0.38 0.00 0.00 C16H12 204.09
octacosane 0.00 1.48 1.44 C28H58 394.45
nonacosane 0.00 0.59 0.57 C29H60 408.47
anthracene, 2-methyl- 0.41 0.00 0.00 C15H12 192.09
naphthalene, 2-phenyl- 0.29 0.94 0.91 C16H12 204.09
triacontane 0.00 0.69 0.68 C30H62 422.49
phenanthrene, 3,6-dimethyl- 0.26 0.80 0.79 C16H14 206.10
9-phenyl-5H-benzocycloheptene 0.18 0.00 0.00 C17H14 218.10
retene 1.25 3.36 3.32 C18H18 234.14
1-acetyl-20α-hydroxy-16-methylene- 0.69 0.00 0.00 C21H26N2O2 338.19