From 561d86c223a39f80881bb67c897d7f4a54a6d27b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fabian Neumann Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2021 12:06:15 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] add mechanical recycling energy demand from literature Assuming energy demand for recycling of HPTE, PET, PS, PP as LDPE is more difficult to recycle. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105010 https://www.generalkinematics.com/blog/different-types-plastics-recycled/ --- config.default.yaml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/config.default.yaml b/config.default.yaml index 0ed52c0d..b0c8e60c 100644 --- a/config.default.yaml +++ b/config.default.yaml @@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ industry: HVC_mechanical_recycling_fraction: 0. # fraction of today's HVC produced via mechanical recycling HVC_chemical_recycling_fraction: 0. # fraction of today's HVC produced via chemical recycling HVC_production_today: 52. # MtHVC/a from DECHEMA (2017), Figure 16, page 107; includes ethylene, propylene and BTX - MWh_elec_per_tHVC_mechanical_recycling: 3. # estimate + MWh_elec_per_tHVC_mechanical_recycling: 0.547 # from SI of https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105010, Table S5, for HDPE, PP, PS, PET. LDPE would be 0.756. MWh_elec_per_tHVC_chemical_recycling: 6.9 # Material Economics (2019), page 125; based on pyrolysis and steam cracking chlorine_production_today: 9.58 # MtCl/a from DECHEMA (2017), Table 7, page 43 MWh_elec_per_tCl: 3.6 # DECHEMA (2017), Table 6, page 43