Capstone Project Presentation

(January-June 2019)
on

Design of a small scale Pyrolysis Plant for conversion of waste

plastics into fuel.

Mentor: Dr. Rajeev Mehta

Presented By:
Amish Mittal Amulya Agarwal Anubhav Jain Dhruv Vohra
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 Project in brief
Objective:
Design of small scale pyrolysis plant for converting waste plastics into
fuel.

Problems Encountered:
• Selection of catalyst.
• Attainment of reaction temperature.
• Choice of coolant.
• Utilization of pyrolysis gases.
 Need Analysis
• India generates 5.6 million tonnes (15,342 tonnes per day) of plastic wastes per
year.
• North America witnessing significant growth for demand of plastic fuels.
• Of the 62 million tonnes of plastic produced by urban area, 94% can be recycled.
8% of plastic waste is in high altitudes.
• At the ongoing rate of the waste dumping in India, approximately 1,240 hectares of
the land will be required every year to be used as a landfill site.
• Plastic lifecycle can be expanded by recycling but only for a few number of times
after which it is then disposed to a landfill.
Process Flow Diagram
 Mass Balance
Mass balance was applied and the results obtained are shown:
Energy Balance

Heat of reaction: 340000 - 400000 KJ

Reactor and Agitator Design
Reactor Design

Agitator Design
 Condenser Design
One shell two tube pass type
Pyrolysis Gas Storage Tank
 Cost Estimation
• Cost of plant in 2018 = Rs 56,32,844.
• TCI = Rs 70,41,055.
• Estimated total product cost = Rs 4055745.18.
• Total annual sales of our product = Rs 5745600.
• Gross annual earnings = Rs 2264415
• Payback Period = 4.5 years.