Conversion of plastic waste into high-value lubricants: techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment
Vincenzo Cappello, Pingping Sun, Guiyan Zang, Shishir Kumar, Ryan A. Hackler, Hernan E. Delgado, Amgad Elgowainy, Massimiliano Delferro, Theodore R. Krause
Abstract
The conversion of plastic waste into high-quality lubricants is more profitable than sorting the waste or converting it into liquid fuels. A life cycle assessment showed that the emissions were lower than those of petroleum lubricants of similar quality.
Topics & Concepts
Plastic wasteWaste managementLife-cycle assessmentEnvironmental scienceSortingMunicipal solid wasteRaw materialPetroleumLife cycle inventoryPulp and paper industryMaterials scienceEngineeringChemistryProduction (economics)Organic chemistryComputer scienceEconomicsProgramming languageMacroeconomicsRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionSustainable Supply Chain Management