Design of Pyrolysis Plant for Waste Methyl Ethyl Ketone from the Polarizer Manufacturing Process
The rapid growth of the semiconductor industry has made significant strides in addressing clean energy concerns. However, there are still unresolved issues related to waste solvents. One promising approach to tackle these challenges is through pyrolysis. This study selected waste methyl ethyl ketone...
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| description | The rapid growth of the semiconductor industry has made significant strides in addressing clean energy concerns. However, there are still unresolved issues related to waste solvents. One promising approach to tackle these challenges is through pyrolysis. This study selected waste methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) from the industrial sector as the feedstock for pyrolysis, resulting in various residual products such as fixed carbon (char), carbon soot, and fuel gases. Experimental results demonstrated that operating temperatures between 750 and 900 °C under anaerobic conditions yielded 5% to 10 wt% of fixed carbon, along with a small amount of tar and 80% to 90% of fuel gases. The research included lab-scale pilot experiments and field-scale system studies to develop a comprehensive concept for a thermal cracking plant. SolidWorks and Aspen Plus software were applied for calculations involving heat-transfer coefficients, residence time, and the utilization of fuel gases with a boiler or burner. A field system was constructed to scale up the pyrolysis process and effectively eliminate waste solvents, incorporating an automated procedural process. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a99d9c49f5be42d49126d7afdd4fc1412023-11-18T16:05:19ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172023-06-011313736210.3390/app13137362Design of Pyrolysis Plant for Waste Methyl Ethyl Ketone from the Polarizer Manufacturing ProcessYan-Quan Zhang0Chih-Hsiang Huang1Chao-Yuan Wu2Yao-Hsuan Tseng3Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, TaiwanGraduate Institute of Energy and Sustainability Tech, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, TaiwanDepartment of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, TaiwanDepartment of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, TaiwanThe rapid growth of the semiconductor industry has made significant strides in addressing clean energy concerns. However, there are still unresolved issues related to waste solvents. One promising approach to tackle these challenges is through pyrolysis. This study selected waste methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) from the industrial sector as the feedstock for pyrolysis, resulting in various residual products such as fixed carbon (char), carbon soot, and fuel gases. Experimental results demonstrated that operating temperatures between 750 and 900 °C under anaerobic conditions yielded 5% to 10 wt% of fixed carbon, along with a small amount of tar and 80% to 90% of fuel gases. The research included lab-scale pilot experiments and field-scale system studies to develop a comprehensive concept for a thermal cracking plant. SolidWorks and Aspen Plus software were applied for calculations involving heat-transfer coefficients, residence time, and the utilization of fuel gases with a boiler or burner. A field system was constructed to scale up the pyrolysis process and effectively eliminate waste solvents, incorporating an automated procedural process.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/13/7362pyrolysisthermal crackingmethyl ethyl ketonefield system |
| spellingShingle | Yan-Quan Zhang Chih-Hsiang Huang Chao-Yuan Wu Yao-Hsuan Tseng Design of Pyrolysis Plant for Waste Methyl Ethyl Ketone from the Polarizer Manufacturing Process Applied Sciences pyrolysis thermal cracking methyl ethyl ketone field system |
| title | Design of Pyrolysis Plant for Waste Methyl Ethyl Ketone from the Polarizer Manufacturing Process |
| title_full | Design of Pyrolysis Plant for Waste Methyl Ethyl Ketone from the Polarizer Manufacturing Process |
| title_fullStr | Design of Pyrolysis Plant for Waste Methyl Ethyl Ketone from the Polarizer Manufacturing Process |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design of Pyrolysis Plant for Waste Methyl Ethyl Ketone from the Polarizer Manufacturing Process |
| title_short | Design of Pyrolysis Plant for Waste Methyl Ethyl Ketone from the Polarizer Manufacturing Process |
| title_sort | design of pyrolysis plant for waste methyl ethyl ketone from the polarizer manufacturing process |
| topic | pyrolysis thermal cracking methyl ethyl ketone field system |
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