Machine learning facilitated the modeling of plastics hydrothermal pretreatment toward constructing an on-ship marine litter-to-methanol plant

Yi Cheng; Qiong Pan; Jie Li; Nan Zhang; Jiawei Wang; Ningbo Gao

doi:10.1007/s11705-024-2468-3

Machine learning facilitated the modeling of plastics hydrothermal pretreatment toward constructing an on-ship marine litter-to-methanol plant

Yi Cheng, Qiong Pan, Jie Li, Nan Zhang, Jiawei Wang^*, Ningbo Gao

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Abstract

An onboard facility shows promise in efficiently converting floating plastics into valuable products, such as methanol, negating the need for regional transport and land-based treatment. Gasification presents an effective means of processing plastics, requiring their transformation into gasification-compatible feedstock, such as hydrochar. This study explores hydrochar composition modeling, utilizing advanced algorithms and rigorous analyses to unravel the intricacies of elemental composition ratios, identify influential factors, and optimize hydrochar production processes. The investigation begins with decision tree modeling, which successfully captures relationships but encounters overfitting challenges. Nevertheless, the decision tree vote analysis, particularly for the H/C ratio, yielding an impressive R2 of 0.9376. Moreover, the research delves into the economic feasibility of the marine plastics-to-methanol process. Varying payback periods, driven by fluctuating methanol prices observed over a decade (ranging from 3.3 to 7 yr for hydrochar production plants), are revealed. Onboard factories emerge as resilient solutions, capitalizing on marine natural gas resources while striving for near-net-zero emissions. This comprehensive study advances our understanding of hydrochar composition and offers insights into the economic potential of environmentally sustainable marine plastics-to-methanol processes.

Original language	English
Article number	117
Number of pages	13
Journal	Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering
Volume	18
Issue number	10
Early online date	22 Jul 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-024-2468-3
Publication status	Published - Oct 2024

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marine plastics
hydrothermal
methanol
machine learning
techno-economic assessment

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