Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-13-2020
Keywords
waste management, usage, polyethylene, catalysts, hydrogen, zeolites, plastic debris, batch reactors, zeolite, liquid fuels, conversion, silica, catalytic converters, silicon dioxide, high density polyethylenes, aluminum oxide, hydrothermal treatment, nuclear fuels, hydrocracking, Pretreatment, chemical synthesis, zeolite, beta, Waste plastic, Plastic conversion, chemical, recycling, composite catalyst
Abstract
Abstract The conversion of model waste plastic mixture into high-value liquid product was studied in the presence of hydrogen and composites of zeolite beta catalysts. For the sake of comparison, the conversion of actual waste plastic mixture and high-density polyethylene was also carried out. The composite zeolite beta catalysts were synthesized using a range of silica-to-alumina ratios, alkali concentrations, and hydrothermal treatment times. SEM, EDX, XRD, N2-BET, FTIR, and py-FTIR were used for the characterization of the catalysts. The catalytic experiments were conducted in a 500 ml stirred batch reactor at 20 bar initial cold H2 pressure and the temperature of the reaction was varied between 360 and 400 °C. The two composite catalysts, BC27 and BC48, prepared without alkali pretreatment were found to be the most suitable catalysts. With BC27 and BC48 at 400 °C, 93.0 wt% conversion was obtained with actual plastic mixture and the liquid yield exceeded 68.0 wt%. Experiments with the regenerated catalysts showed their performance comparable to the fresh catalysts.
Faculty
Faculty of Applied Science & Technology (FAST)
Journal
Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Volume
9
Issue
2
First Page
1
Last Page
13
Version
Publisher's version
Peer Reviewed/Refereed Publication
yes
Copyright
© Springer, The Author(s)
Terms of Use
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Creative Commons License
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Original Publication Citation
Munir, D., Amer, H., Aslam, R., Bououdina, M., & Usman, M. R. (2020). Composite zeolite beta catalysts for catalytic hydrocracking of plastic waste to liquid fuels. Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 9(2), 1-13. doi:10.1007/s40243-020-00169-3
SOURCE Citation
Munir, Dureem; Amer, Hassaan; Aslam, Rabya; Bououdina, Mohamed; and Usman, Muhammad Rashid, "Composite zeolite beta catalysts for catalytic hydrocracking of plastic waste to liquid fuels" (2020). Publications and Scholarship. 44.
https://source.sheridancollege.ca/fast_publications/44
