EXPERIMENTAL FACTORS INFLUENCING PLASTICS PYROLYSIS WITH THE HORIZONTAL FIXED-BED REACTOR Section A-Research paper ISSN 2063-5346 7725 Eur. Chem. Bull. 2023,12(Special Issue 7), 7725-7732 EXPERIMENTAL FACTORS INFLUENCING PLASTICS PYROLYSIS WITH THE HORIZONTAL FIXED- BED REACTOR Aditya Lama, Pooja Barthwal, Swatantra Pratap Singh , Aman Kumar and Soumyadeep Pramanik School of Agricultural Studies, Quantum University, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India E-mail: adlamakpg90@gmail.com ABSTRACT Plastic waste has emerged as a global environmental concern, with vast quantities of plastic materials being discarded and ending up in landfills or polluting natural ecosystems. Conventional waste management practices often fall short in effectively dealing with this mounting problem. As a result, alternative and sustainable solutions are being sought to address the challenges posed by plastic waste. One such solution gaining increasing attention is the waste plastic to oil extraction through the pyrolysis process. The objective of this study is to maximize the proportion liquid range product from pyrolysis of hydrocarbon plastics. In order to optimize the liquid range product, the effects of factors which influence the pyrolysis process need quantifying. Many of these factors affecting the distribution of the products have been already identified in various studies. However, some of the factors cannot be controlled in the process under the reaction conditions. Those adjustable factors will be controlled to optimize the process and to achieve the study objective. Keywords: Plastic wastes, Plastic Pyrolysis, Experimental Factors, Horizontal Fixed-Bed Reactor. 1. INTRODUCTION Pyrolysis is a chemical process that involves the decomposition of organic materials by heating them in the absence of oxygen. This thermal degradation leads to the breakdown of complex molecules into smaller fragments, such as gases, liquids, and char [13]. Technology has gained significant attention as a promising solution for waste management and resource recovery. It involves the thermal decomposition of organic materials in the absence of oxygen, leading to the production of valuable products such as liquid oil, gas, and solid char [5]. This process offers several advantages, including the ability to convert a wide range of feedstocks, including biomass, agricultural waste, and plastic, into useful end products. pyrolysis technology holds particular significance in the context of plastic waste management [1]. With the increasing global plastic consumption and the subsequent rise in plastic waste generation, traditional waste management practices have proven inadequate in effectively addressing the problem [9]. Pyrolysis