Is there a machine that turns plastic into oil?

There is a type of machine: pyrolysis machine, which could be used to turn waste plastic into fuel oil. This is a very good environmental protection way to dispose of the waste plastic. Not only does it reduce the amount of plastic entering landfills and oceans, mitigating the environmental impact of plastic pollution, but it is also converted into fuel oil, reducing dependence on fossil fuels and promoting a circular economy. In this article, we will introduce the plastic to oil pyrolysis machine for you in detail from the aspects of pyrolysis raw materials, pyrolysis process and the final products.

Plastic to oil pyrolysis machine picture

The raw material of plastic to oil machine

There are many different types of plastic, PP, PE, PS, PVC, PET, etc., all kinds of plastic could be recyled by pyrolysis machine and turned to fuel oil except the PVC and PET, but PET is good material for other kinds of recycling(such as mechanical recycling and chemical recycling). It is worth mentioning that if the plastic you recycle is mixed plastic, in which the content of PVC and PET is less than 10%, it will not affect the pyrolysis of plastic into oil.

The oil yield of differnet types of plastic

The pyrolysis process of plastic to oil

The main principle of plastic pyrolysis is that long molecular chains are broken into small molecular columns at high temperature, that is, plastics become oil gas, and then the oil gas is cooled down into oil. The plastic-to-oil pyrolysis process generally includes feeding, heating and pyrolysis, oil-gas generating and oil-gas cooling. The following takes the DOING plastic pyrolysis project in Ecuador as an example to show you the plastic pyrolysis process:

The final product of plastic pyrolysis

The plastic pyrolysis can get fuel oil, carbon black and tail gas. All of them have wide uses.

For example, fuel oil can be used for industrial fuel, sold for steel mills, cement plants, power plants, etc. Also, fuel oil can be converted to diesel through DOING pyrolysis oil distillation plant. Diesel can be used for heavy machinery, such as excavators and construction machines like this, and generator and boiler, also can be used for trucks and tractors.

The carbon black can be pressed into balls and used as fuel, or finely ground and sold to the rubber industry as a raw material for rubber products.

The tail gas (Mixed light gas) can be used to heat the reactor directly to reduce the fuel consumption.

The uses of plastic pyrolysis products

Special reminder:

The oil yield of plastic pyrolysis is different. If your raw material contains a lot of PP, PS,PE, then the oil yield will be high, over 70%. If you process the mixed plastic, the oil yield is estimated between 40%-60%, after distillation refining, the diesel yield is about 85% from pyrolysis oil.

The above is a brief introduction to DOING plastic-to-oil pyrolysis machine. DOING is a manufacturer specializing in waste recycling machines. Our pyrolysis machine can not only recycle plastic, but also recycle tires, oil sludge, coal tar oil, etc. After more than 13 years of research and development and improvement, our pyrolysis technology is very mature. If you have any questions about the pyrolysis of waste tire plastics, you can consult us, and our team can create an exclusive personalized pyrolysis solution for you.