Publications by authors named "Prabu Vairakannu"
Experimental investigation of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plastics plasma gasification.
J Environ Manage
November 2023
E-waste comprising plastics causes serious ecological problems due to low degradability, but it is capable of producing a high amount of energy by thermochemical conversion. Therefore, the current study focuses on generating clean syngas through plasma gasification of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) based computer keyboard plastic waste (CKPW) using CO as a gasifying agent. The effect of feed rate, gas flow rate and plasma power on the syngas composition was studied.
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- Fossil fuel usage emits greenhouse gases, leading to environmental issues like global warming and ozone depletion, necessitating alternatives like biomass and chemical looping combustion (CLC).
- Co-combustion of coal and biomass with CLC technology can significantly reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner energy systems with a carbon-negative impact.
- The study explores the efficiency and mechanisms of this co-CLC process, revealing significant improvements in thermal power plants and highlighting its potential for effective carbon capture and storage (CCS) with minimal energy loss.