INVESTIGATION OF CORROSIVE EFFECT ON METAL OF A BROAD FUEL FRACTION OBTAINED FROM SECONDARY POLYMER RAW MATERIAL

A research of the corrosion effect on the metal (copper plate) of a broad fuel fraction (FPF) - a liquid product of thermal destruction of secondary raw materials made of low pressure polyethylene (LDPE) at temperatures up to 380 ° C and a pressure of 0,12-0,15 MPa. is conducted. Determination of the corrosion effect on the copper FFT plate was carried out in accordance with the standard ASTM D 130-10 at a temperature of 50 ° C for 120 minutes for both the dehydrated FFT sample and in the presence of 1% water. It was found that the copper plates, which were in the FFT and FFT + 1% water in the visual evaluation, had a light orange color, close to the color of the original plate. This, in turn, indicates that the investigated FFT samples have withstood the test, and the corrosive effect on the copper plate can be attributed to a slight fading, class 1.a. Also, together with the study under standard conditions, the corrosion effect on the copper plate of the products of combustion of FFT at different temperatures at which it was found that in the temperature range 180-230 ° C the surface of the copper plate becomes pale purple, and the corrosion effect on the copper plate can be attributed to moderate dimming, class 2.b; at temperatures of 230-290 ° the surface of the copper plate already has a silver color, and the corrosive effect on the copper plate corresponds to a moderate blackout, class 2.d. Therefore, when the combustion products of the FFT on the copper plate only oxygen corrosion occurs, which is due to the presence of oxygen in the area of the copper plate and the temperature of the combustion products. Thus, it was concluded that there is no corrosive elements in the FFT, which makes it suitable for use as a cheap component of motor, furnace and boiler fuels, improving their performance (e.g., reducing sulfur content).