What happens when you burn plastic?

Question

Is it that dangerous? I heard that it produces toxic gases? Can we burn plastic to safely produce energy somehow? Do you think it can be a relatively cheap source of alternative energy and solver of the ubiquitous plastic bags/container problem at the same time?

Answer 1

It does produce toxic gas and it is highly flamable which makes it dangerous. Also this black stuff floats up and if you burn too much it forms a black spot on the roof.

Answer 2

In some cases, burning plastic can release toxic fumes. Also, the manufacturing of plastics often creates large quantities of chemical pollutants

Answer 3

major toxic smoke

Answer 4

it melts

Answer 5

absolutely right.

you should give it to some factory who can deal with them properly, maybe, they use the plastic to produce something useful.

recycle all the materials as much as possible, you can save energy and money, and reduce pollution.

Answer 6

Burning or Incineration of Plastic cause carcinogenic chemical products if without suitable catalysts... To pyrolyze plastics such as polyethylene(PE) and polypropylene(PP) of olefin series, the catalysts with high cracking property are

needed.

1. Dioxin- carcinogenic and antibiotic effect to the environment.

2. Flyash- may produce respiratory illnesses.

3. Sulfur dioxide

4. Nitrogen oxide- green plastics.

5. Toluene- aromatic compound that is related in the burning of cigarettes.

6. Carbon monoxide- main product of anerobic/ lack of ventilation combustion.

7.  carbonaceous char, oils and gases.

8.  paraffins, olefins, naphthenes and aromatics

Plastic and Diesel

http://www.chemtec.org/proddetail.php?pr...

http://www.p-fuel.com/index_files/faq.ht...

Thermofuel

http://www.cynarplc.com/thermo-fuel.asp

Investigatory Project about

http://nett21.gec.jp/WASTE/data/waste_G-...

http://ctkc4.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp/plastic...

http://media.wiley.com/product_data/exce...

About pyrolysis of plastic by Korean review

To pyrolyze plastics such as polyethylene(PE)

and polypropylene(PP) of olefin series, the catalysts with high cracking property are

needed.

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