LAPSE:2025.0223v1
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LAPSE:2025.0223v1
Modeling and Simulation of a Novel Process that Converts Low Density Polyethylene to Ethylene
June 27, 2025
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In this research, a novel process is developed that utilizes low density polyethylene from plastic waste to produce ethylene. In this process, waste polyethylene is reacted in a microwave reactor to produce ethylene. A conceptual flowsheet based on this reactor is developed in the ASPEN Plus environment. Heat integration tools are utilized to reduce the hot and cold utilities used in this process. This novel design is compared with the conventional process of making ethylene from ethane via cracking. A technoeconomic analysis is conducted to demonstrate the economic feasibility of this process.
In this research, a novel process is developed that utilizes low density polyethylene from plastic waste to produce ethylene. In this process, waste polyethylene is reacted in a microwave reactor to produce ethylene. A conceptual flowsheet based on this reactor is developed in the ASPEN Plus environment. Heat integration tools are utilized to reduce the hot and cold utilities used in this process. This novel design is compared with the conventional process of making ethylene from ethane via cracking. A technoeconomic analysis is conducted to demonstrate the economic feasibility of this process.
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Ethylene, Process Design, Process Development
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Wang X, Almaraz O, Hu J, Palanki S. Modeling and Simulation of a Novel Process that Converts Low Density Polyethylene to Ethylene. Systems and Control Transactions 4:450-455 (2025) https://doi.org/10.69997/sct.171230
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Wang X:
Almaraz O:
Hu J:
Palanki S:
Almaraz O:
Hu J:
Palanki S:
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Systems and Control Transactions
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4
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450
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455
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2025
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2025-07-01
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PII: 0450-0455-1132-SCT-4-2025, Publication Type: Journal Article
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