Ali Abdullah Qasem Al-Qadri

Dr. Ali Abdullah Qasem Al-Qadri

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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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18 May 2022 in Polymers
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AAAli Abdullah Qasem Al-Qadri
Ali Abdullah Qasem Al-Qadri
Ahmed UsamaAhmed Usama
Ahmed Usama
Abdul Gani Abdul JameelAbdul Gani Abdul Jameel
Abdul Gani Abdul Jameel
Umer ZahidUmer Zahid
Umer Zahid
Muhammad UsmanMuhammad Usman
Muhammad Usman
NANabeel Ahmad
Nabeel Ahmad
The global energy demand is expected to increase by 30% within the next two decades. Plastic thermochemical recycling is a potential alternative to meet this tremendous demand because of its availability and high heating value. Polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) are considered in this study because of their substantial worldwide availability in the category of plastic wastes. Two cases were modeled to produce hydrogen from the waste plastics using Aspen Plus®. Case 1 is the base design containing three main processes (plastic gasification, syngas conversion, and acid gas removal), where the results were validated with the literature. On the other hand, case 2 integrates the plastic gasification with steam methane reforming (SMR) to enhance the overall hydrogen production. The two cases were then analyzed in terms of syngas heating values, hydrogen production rates, energy efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions, and process economics. The results reveal that case 2 produces 5.6% more hydrogen than case 1. The overall process efficiency was enhanced by 4.13%. Case 2 reduces the CO2 specific emissions by 4.0% and lowers the hydrogen production cost by 29%. This substantial reduction in the H2 production cost confirms the dominance of the integrated model over the standalone plastic gasification model.