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ArticleHeliyon2025

Characterization and energy recovery of fuels from medical waste via thermal pyrolysis.

Adnan Abedeen, Md Shameem Hossain, A N M Mizanur Rahman

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Article in Heliyon, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Adnan AbedeenInstitute of Environment and Power Technology, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna, 9203, Bangladesh.
Md Shameem HossainDepartment of Energy Science and Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna, 9203, Bangladesh.
A N M Mizanur RahmanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna, 9203, Bangladesh.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This research studies the potentiality of recovering alternative fuel from the pyrolysis of syringe waste (SW) and saline bottle waste (SBW). Plastic-based medical wastes can cause severe environmental and human health damage if not properly managed. Lab-scale experiments were conducted in a batch-type fixed-bed reactor by fluctuating the temperature within the 0-600°C range at an interval of 50°C. The effect of temperature on product yield has been investigated. Various properties of pyrolytic oil extracted from SW and SBW, such as density, kinematic viscosity, pour point, boiling point, and cloud point were measured. The respective values were in the range of 726-758 kg/m

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Alternative fuelFT-IRGC-MSMedical wastePyrolysisPyrolytic oilTGA-DTG curve

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PMID40034290
PMCPMC11875819

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