Compendium of Projects Exhibited during the 2nd NLEPC - Vol I

WASTE PLASTIC AND
GIVES FUEL
Introduction: In our school the children eat food, packed in
polythene plastic bags and then throw in the playground or
anywhere. When the collected garbage plastic is burnt during
cleaning time, we faced the harmful smoke afflicted to the eyes
much and also inhalation problem.
Plastics like polythene less than 20 microns affects the
environment as well as the problem for drainage that everybody
knows. Henceforth we have decided to carry out this project for
recycling the polythene plastic by making solutions in the form
of hydrocarbons.
The Scientific Principle: To convert Hydrocarbons obtained from
waste plastic to the gas and then in liquid by heating them in the
absence of oxygen.
Objectives: To control the environmental pollution of plastic by
recycling it as it is hard to dispose it naturally.
Description: All of first take a metal-tin. Fit a metal-pipe passes
from its cap. Fill the tin with waste plastic. Pour two or three
pieces of charcoals as Stimulants. Close the tin air-tight by
metal- pipe passed cap. Put a glass jar at the end of metal pipe.
Close it with holed rubber-cap.
Now plastic will start to melt by heating it at 140˚C to 240˚C
temperature on the heating apparatus. It will convert in gas. This
gas will be liquefied by cooling when it will pass through steel
pipe. It will be collected in glass jar. Some smoke will also be
present with this liquid. To destroy this smoke, join another glass
jar with this liquid jar with pure diesel in it. The smoke will be
absorbed in pure diesel and it will stop pollution.
Now take this liquid collected in jar in another conical flask. It
will be converted in gas by heating it at 350˚C to 450˚C
temperature. By passing this gas through cooling pipe, it will
convert in liquid which is known as Thermo-fuel Diesel
Remaining liquid in flask will convert in grease by cooling.
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2012
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2 National Level
Exhibition
& Project
Competitions
Details of the participant
Name
Rathod Sanjay Bhikhubhai
Class
VIIth
Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research
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School Name & Address
Bharthana-vesu Primary School,
Choryaasi, Surat
Name of the Mentor Teacher
Patel Pravinaben sanmukhbhai
Name of the District & State
Surat, Gujarat
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