Janter Pangaduan Simanjuntak, Bisrul Hapis Tambunan, Junifa Layla Sihombing, Mohd Zamri Zainon, Nurin Wahidah Bint Mohd Zulkifli, Riduwan
This study aims to obtain an alternative fuel from plastic pyrolytic oil (PPO) that has similar properties to gasoline and diesel fuel. The process carried out is distillation, which is heating the PPO at a certain temperature so that light and heavy molecules will evaporate and turn into distillate plastic oil (DPO). The effect of temperature on the quality of the DPO was observed based on the color of the obtained DPO. Temperatures ranging from 120 to 350oC were examined in this study. The cleaner DPO was produced at a temperature of about 120oC, which indicated a light molecule of hydrocarbon similar to gasoline, while a little dark color was produced when the temperature was increased to 350oC, which indicated heavy molecules of hydrocarbon similar to diesel. This research shows that distillation can produce alternative fuels with different grades depending on the applied operating temperature. © 2024 Trans Tech Publications Ltd, All Rights Reserved.
Mechanical Engineering Department, Universitas Negeri Medan, Jl. Willem Iskandar Pasar V, Medan Estate, North Sumatera, Medan, 20221, Indonesia; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Medan, Jl. Willem Iskandar Pasar V Medan Estate, North Sumatera, Medan, 20221, Indonesia; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia; UKM Arang Binaan PKBL PT. KIM, North Sumatera, Medan, Indonesia
