Prefactibilidad técnica, económica y ambiental para la producción de gasolina proveniente de poliolefinas en Bogotá D.C.

Abstract

The increase in post-consumer plastic waste represents one of the main environmental challenges in Bogotá D.C., due to the limited capacity of landfills and the technical and economic difficulties of mechanically recycling certain materials such as polyolefins. Given this situation, this monograph analyzes the technical, environmental, and economic pre-feasibility of implementing a pilot pyrolysis plant with a capacity of 150 to 200 kg per day, aimed at valorizing this waste through the production of pyrolytic gasoline and strengthening the local circular economy by diverting between 37.5 and 66 tons of plastic annually from final disposal. The study comparatively evaluates pyrolysis technologies to select the most suitable for the proposed scale, examines the potential environmental impacts and proposes management measures for their prevention and mitigation, and finally determines the project's financial viability based on an analysis of investment, costs, revenues, and indicators such as net present value, internal rate of return, and payback period, identifying profitability conditions and the main associated risks.