• Samit Kumar Singh
• Dr. Sadanand A. Namjoshi

The energy crisis and greenhouse emissions are two major issues at the minute. Plastic waste dumped in landfills is also a big problem because the decomposition rate is almost 500 years or more. Pyrolysis, incineration, and gasification are examples of thermal oxidation processes that can be used to optimize waste upgrade. Conversely, thermal degradation of polymer mixtures at varying temperatures enables the polymer to degrade at a quicker rate. The appropriate design of a reactor for the decomposition of waste plastic and other municipal solid (MSW) constituents and the extraction of fuel either in solid, liquid, or gaseous form plays an important role. Any pyrolysis reactor’s efficient design is based on kinetic knowledge. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) is a widely accepted technique for estimation of kinetics parameters. The current work consists of TG/DTG results for cotton (textile waste), polyethylene, and a mixture of polyethylene textile materials with heating rates () of 5, 10, and 20 0C/min using the TG differential system balance mechanism in a nitrogen atmosphere for kinetics parameter estimation; and ash analysis of samples at the mentioned heating rates using a scanning electron microscope for investigation of various elements in the ash. Kinetic parameters and SEM results are not available in the open literature, which is the core area of research.

Thermo-gravimetric Analysis, Polyethylene, Scanning Electron Microscope.

"Kinetic Parameter Estimation of Cotton Polyethylene Mixture", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no.203-209, February-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902F07.pdf

"Kinetic Parameter Estimation of Cotton Polyethylene Mixture", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no. pp203-209, February-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902F07.pdf