International Science Community Association Research Journal of Recent Sciences 2277 - 2502 1 3 2012 March 2 Petro-Chemical Feed stock from Plastic Waste 63 67 EN Chauhan RekhaRani 1 Department of Botany, KGK PG College, Moradabad-244001, UP, INDIA Chaudhary Reema 2 Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Hindu College Moradabad-244001, UP, INDIA Singh Alka 3 Singh P.K. 4 Srivastava RajeshKumar 1 Physics Department, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, INDIA Narayan Vijay 2 Kumar Amarendra 3 Prasad Onkar 4 Sinha Leena 5 Bayani A.S. 1 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, MS, INDIA Trivedi J.N. 2 Division of Environment and Toxicology, Dept. of Zoology, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, INDIA Sharma R.L. 1 Hi-tech laboratory of Molecular developmental Biology, Department of Zoology, M.D.S. University, Ajmer, Rajasthan, INDIA Sharma K.K. 2 Sharma N. 3 MangaleSapana M. 1 Department of Environmental Science, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, INDIA Chonde SonalG. 2 Raut P.D. 3 SrideviV. Dhanalakshmi 1 Department of Chemistry, GKM College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai – 63, TN, INDIA Ramanujam R.A. 2 Environment Technology Division, (CLRI), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Adyar, Chennai, INDIA Deliana Yosini 1 Faculty of Agriculture Padjajaran University, Bandung, INDONESIA Ananadhi PadmanabhanM.R. 1 Department of Biotechnology, Sathyabama University, Jeppiaar Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Road, Chennai – 119, Tamil nadu, INDIA Stanley ShaleeshaA. 2 Department of Biotechnology, Jeppiaar Engineering College, Jeppiaar Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Road, Chennai–119, Tamil Nadu, INDIA Deshpand D.P. 1 Dept. of Chemical Engg. Jawaharlal Darda Institute of Engg. and Tech Yavatmal, Maharashtra, INDIA Warfade V.V. 2 Amaley S.H. 3 d Lokhande D.D. 4 > Research Paper 2012 1 15 2012 March 2 This process involves thermal degradation of waste plastic into fuel range hydrocarbon i.e. petrol, diesel and kerosene etc. A thermal cracking process in which waste plastic were melted and cracked in the absence of oxygen and at very high temperature, the resulting gases were cooled by condensation and resulting crude oil was recovered. From this crude oil various products petrol, diesel and kerosene etc. can be obtained by distillation. This process mainly consists of four units i. reacting vessel or reaction chamber ii. condensation unit iii. receiving unit iv. distillation unit. More specifically the degradation of waste plastic except polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET), respectively, was studied in a semi-batch reactor. Also the effect of temperature variation was studied on the formation of liquid hydrocarbons. The best results were obtained when the temperature was constant at 400°c and after this temperature the somewhat liquid conversion decreases and gas conversion is increased. Furthermore alternate method for disposal of waste plastic is also studied. And the results of this process are found to be better than other alternate methods which are used for the disposal of waste plastic. Copyright@ International Science Community Association