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Techno-economic Analysis of Energy Recovery from Plastic Waste

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9th International Symposium on High-Temperature Metallurgical Processing (TMS 2018)

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Abstract

Treatment of polymer-based wastes has a tremendous potential for generating alternative energy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, creating economic and environmental benefits, and achieving a sustainable development of the energy sector. During the past few decades, plastic waste generation increased at a greater rate than the population, with the move towards single-use products. Also with raising the cost of oil-based products, greater emphasis should be placed upon the usage of plastic/polymer in the waste stream as a supplementary source of fuel. This study presents a techno-economic analysis of the recycling potential of plastic waste in Australia by evaluating the possible use of these wastes as a reductant in steel making incinerators. The study tries to shed light on a possible cost effective alternative route in the smart treatment of waste plastic in Australia .

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  1. Centre for Infrastructure Engineering School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics, Western Sydney University, 2751, SY, Australia

    Maryam Ghodrat & Bijan Samali

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  1. Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, USA

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  2. Central South University, Changsha, China

    Tao Jiang

  3. Proval Partners SA, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Mark William Kennedy

  4. RHI AG, Leoben, Austria

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  5. Rio Tinto Kennecott Utah Copper Corp, South Jordan, Utah, USA

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  6. The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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  7. Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

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  8. Atilim University, Ankara, Turkey

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  9. Montana Tech of the University of Montana, Butte, Montana, USA

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  10. Central South University, Changsha, China

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Ghodrat, M., Samali, B. (2018). Techno-economic Analysis of Energy Recovery from Plastic Waste. In: Hwang, JY., et al. 9th International Symposium on High-Temperature Metallurgical Processing. TMS 2018. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72138-5_2

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