Date of Defense

4-20-2021

Date of Graduation

5-2021

Department

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

First Advisor

Parviz Merati

Second Advisor

Bade Shrestha

Abstract

With over thirty million tons of plastic accumulating in the United States every year, the need for an environmentally safe means of disposal is increasing. Only ten percent of this plastic is recycled while the majority is disposed of via landfill. With recent advances in pyrolysis research, a permanent solution is presented. By creating a pyrolysis plant, not only could billions of pounds of plastic be prevented from contributing to landfills, but also be converted to oil resulting in an environmentally beneficial and lucrative solution to plastic waste.

Comments

Co-authored with Kaden Allen, David Lont, and Christopher Weaver.

Access Setting

Honors Thesis-Open Access

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