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Energy Sources Part A-recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects, Vol.28, No.15, 1353-1363, 2006
Catalytic processing of waste plastics with/without petroleum resid -An economic evaluation
Economic evaluation of processing mixed plastic waste (MPW) with/without vacuum residue (VR) into a heavy liquid is presented for Saudi Arabian conditions. Profitability analysis was carried out for different plant capacities, capital investment and product selling price. The facility is economically not viable at a capacity of processing 100,000 TPA MPW without VR. It was concluded that processing of MPW with VR at a capacity of 200,000 TPA ( 80,000 TPA MPW and 120,000 TPA VR) is economically feasible for Saudi Arabian conditions. The IRR is about 14.6% with a payback period of 6.4 years and break-even capacity of 47.6%.