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Feasibility study of neat plastic oil with TiO2 nanoadditive as an alternative fuel in internal combustion engine

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This work presents the feasibility study of utilizing neat plastic oil TiO\(_2\) nanoparticle is added as additive in the proportion of 100, 150, and 200 ppm fuelled in a stationary single cylinder diesel engine to asses the performance, emission and combustion characteristics. From the local municipality, the waste plastic bottles are collected and it it fed into the pyrolysis reactor to convert into pyrolysis oil. The results from performance analysis revealed that the enrichment of neat plastic with TiO\(_2\) nanoparticle enhanced the brake thermal efficiency than without any additives in the raw oil (plastic oil). Similarly, the results of emission revealed that smoke, and hydrocarbon are considerably reduced with increased proportion of nano additive. Results also revealed that the formation of NOx is higher with POAL200 than plastic oil and other concentration of TiO\(_2\) nanoparticle and diesel fuel. This is due to the higher availability of oxygen content in the fuel, higher quality of fuel and reduced ignition delay.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 603103, India

    S. Padmanaba Sundar & Vijayabalan Palanimuthu

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Arasur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

    Ravishankar Sathyamurthy, R. Bharathwaaj & S. Vasanthaseelan

  3. WASH Institute, Reddiarchatram, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, 624 622, India

    D. Hemalatha

  4. Department of Automobile Engineering, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 603103, India

    S. Padmanaba Sundar & R. Sathish Kumar

  5. Faculty of Engineering, Kuwait College of Science and Technology, Doha District, Kuwait

    Ali Chamkha

  6. Center of Excellence in Desalination Technology, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80200, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia

    Ali Chamkha

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Sundar, S.P., Palanimuthu, V., Sathyamurthy, R. et al. Feasibility study of neat plastic oil with TiO2 nanoadditive as an alternative fuel in internal combustion engine. J Therm Anal Calorim 147, 2567–2578 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-021-10657-x

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