Is there oil in plastic?

There is oil in plastic because it is derived from crude petroleum.

Petroleum is decomposed under heat into gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, light oil, heavy oil, etc. Most plastics use naphtha as main raw material. Naphtha is further decomposed thermally and separated utilizing the difference in the boiling point (temperature at which the phase change from liquid to gas occurs) to form ethylene and propylene, which are the raw materials for plastics.

The process of petroleum to plastic products

Plastic can be molded into an almost infinite variety of shapes, so you can find it everywhere , such as in toys, cups, bottles, utensils, wiring, cars, even in bubble gum. Plastics have revolutionized the world. However, plastic disposal poses a difficult and significant environmental problem because it doesn't react chemically with most other substances. This is really a waste of energy.

Waste plastics

As a professional waste plastic recycling machine manufacturer, DOING has been exploring the best method of disposal of waste plastics for ten years. Now we can extract oil from waste plastic using a green technology - pyrolysis. Many types (including PP, LDPE, HDPE, PET, and PVC) can be recycled by the plastic pyrolysis machine.

Plastic pyrolysis machine for oil extraction from waste plastics

To make oil by plastic pyrolysis machine, 3 steps are necessary:

(Here is the brief process description of waste plastic pyrolysis machine:)

1. Feed your prepared waste plastics into pyrolysis reactor and close the door;

2. Then heat the reactor using the heating fuel , Fuel oil, LPG, Natural gas, Coal, Wood all available, usually when the temperature reaches 160℃, there is oil gas out. This is the most important part of the whole process when the plastic pyrolysis happens.

3. Next is condensing, the oil gas produced goes through the cooling system and turns to oil. [ The detailed process: The steps of producing fuel from plastic waste ]

The process of waste plastic pyrolysis machine

Look, the oil in the waste plastic is extracted. It can be used as alternative fuel in boiler heating, heavy oil generator and so on. This method can not only make our environment cleaner but also brings us valuable oil resources. Our waste plastic pyrolysis machine is continuously updated. Welcome to contact us for latest equipment information.