Techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment of mixed plastic waste gasification for production of methanol and hydrogen
Shaik Afzal, Avantika Singh, Scott Nicholson, Taylor Uekert, Jason S. DesVeaux, Eric C. D. Tan, Abhijit Dutta, Alberta Carpenter, R.M. Baldwin, Gregg T. Beckham
Abstract
This work examines the feasibility of a greenfield mixed plastics waste gasification facility with process modeling, TEA, and LCA.
Topics & Concepts
Plastic wasteHydrogen productionWaste managementMethanolLife-cycle assessmentProduction (economics)Biomass gasificationEnvironmental scienceWork (physics)HydrogenChemistryEngineeringOrganic chemistryBiofuelEconomicsMechanical engineeringMacroeconomicsRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionMunicipal Solid Waste Management