Polyethylene Terephthalate Plasma Gasification
Messerle V.E. Ustimenko A.B. Aknazarov S.Kh.
2025Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
2025
Plasma-air gasification of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) was studied experimentally and thermodynamically. An analysis of the gasification degree, specific energy consumption, and gas phase composition was conducted. Plasma torch power ranged from 68.7 to 82.1 kW, while PET and air consumption were 8–11 and 19.4 kg/h, respectively. Plasma torch power of 82.1 kW with a corresponding reactor wall temperature of 1704 K achieved a maximum fuel gas concentration of 60.8% and a minimum concentration of ballast impurities. PET was gasified up to 80.8%. Specific energy consumption for the PET gasification process was 1.2 kWh/kg. Studies have confirmed the potential for plasma-air gasification for converting PET into fuel gas using a plasma reactor.
Fuel gas , gasification , plasma , polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
Text of the article Перейти на текст статьи
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, SPTC Zhalyn, Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
10 лет помогаем публиковать статьи Международный издатель
Книга Публикация научной статьи Волощук 2026 Book Publication of a scientific article 2026