From Mixed Plastic Waste to Olefins: Techno-Economic and Life-Cycle Impacts of Pyrolysis-Oil Co-Feeding and Electrified Steam Cracking under Korean electricity grid

Key Points

• This research examines the techno-economic and life-cycle implications of converting mixed plastic waste to olefins using pyrolysis-oil co-feeding and electrified steam cracking.
• Techno-economic analysis of pyrolysis-oil co-feeding with electrified steam cracking.
• Assessment of life-cycle impacts associated with production.
• Focused on integration with the Korean electricity grid.
• Identified significant potential for reducing costs associated with olefin production.
• Showed improved life-cycle impacts when using electrified steam cracking compared to conventional methods.