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of hazardous waste engine oil into
green fuels

A. Santhoshkumar, R. Anand
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology,
Tiruchirappalli, India

Nomenclature

American Standard for Testing Material
ASTM
auto shredder residues
ASR
methane
CH 4
carbon monoxide
CO
carbon dioxide
CO 2
gas chromatography and mass spectrometry
GC-MS
hydrogen
H 2
higher heating value
HHV
differential scanning calorimeter
DSC
fresh engine oil
FEO
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
FTIR
microwave-assisted pyrolysis
MAP
municipal solid waste
MSW
microwave pyrolysis oil
MPO
noncondensable gases
NCG
polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons
PAHs
pyrolysis waste engine oil
PWEO
silicon carbide
SiC
thermogravimetry analysis
TGA
waste engine oil
WEO
5.1 Pyrolysis process in waste management
Waste management is essential for a green and clean environment for a sustainable
civilization. The disposal of waste is the biggest challenge that humankind is facing
today. With increasing population and industrialization, discarded waste is increasing
continuously. Solid and liquid waste such as plastics and waste oil are health hazards
[1]. At the same time, the science community is focusing on finding new fuel alter-
natives proportional to the population growth to fulfill the energy demand [2]. Waste
generation is always proportional to the population, with some waste fractions being
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