Coprocessing of waste plastics with coal and petroleum resid using different catalysts

Journal Article · Tue Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1996 · Preprints of Papers, American Chemical Society, Division of Fuel Chemistry

OSTI ID:420550

Joo, Hyun Ku; Curtis, C W ^[1]

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1. Auburn Univ., AL (United States)

Waste plastics are a source of hydrocarbons that are currently not being used effectively. Only {approximately}2% of the plastics are being recycled, and the remainder is being disposed of in landfills. Waste plastics are produced from petroleum and are composed primarily of hydrocarbons but also contain some antioxidants and colorants. A number of problems are associated with the recycling effort, including convincing consumer households of the necessity to recycle, separating the waste plastics effectively for primary recycling of the plastic back to the monomer, and having sufficient waste plastic for processing, particularly in areas a far distance from the population centers. Tertiary recycling that results in the production of fuels and chemical feedstocks from waste plastics will provide an additional source of hydrocarbon fuels and chemical feedstocks. The addition of other hydrocarbon sources such as our most abundant U.S. hydrocarbon resource, coal, will provide a constancy of supply as well as an additional source of hydrocarbon fuels and feedstocks. Results are presented on the investigations of catalytic coprocessing of petroleum resid, a polyethylene, and coal.

• OSTI ID: 420550
• Report Number(s): CONF-960807--
• Journal Information: Preprints of Papers, American Chemical Society, Division of Fuel Chemistry, Journal Name: Preprints of Papers, American Chemical Society, Division of Fuel Chemistry Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 41; ISSN ACFPAI; ISSN 0569-3772
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
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COAL
COAL LIQUEFACTION
COPROCESSING
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
MOLYBDENUM
MUNICIPAL WASTES
NICKEL
PETROLEUM RESIDUES
PLASTICS
POLYETHYLENES
YIELDS
ZEOLITES