Mechanocatalytic Oxidative Cracking of Poly(ethylene) Via a Heterogeneous Fenton Process

Nguyen, Van Son; Chang, Yuchen; Phillips, Erin V.; DeWitt, Jacob A.; Sievers, Carsten

doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c01054

Title: Mechanocatalytic Oxidative Cracking of Poly(ethylene) Via a Heterogeneous Fenton Process

Journal Article · 08 May 2023 · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c01054 · OSTI ID:1972866

Nguyen, Van Son ^[1]; Chang, Yuchen ^[2]; Phillips, Erin V. ^[2]; DeWitt, Jacob A. ^[2];

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Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States); Technical University of Munich, Garching (Germany)
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)

In this work, mechanocatalytic oxidative cracking is used to overcome the chemical inertness of poly(ethylene) (PE) and the difficulties associated with processing this solid feedstock. An Fe₂O₃-based Fenton system is applied to introduce oxygen-based functional groups to the PE backbone with hydrogen peroxide as the oxidant. Once an oxygen-based functional group is introduced, the polymer chain can be cleaved to achieve cracking effectivity, with only CO, CO₂, O₂, and H₂O as byproducts. The resulting fragments can be used as intermediates to produce fuels and sustainable chemicals.

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Research Organization:: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division (CSGB); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0016486

OSTI ID:: 1972866

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1974539

Journal Information:: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Vol. 11, Issue 20; ISSN 2168-0485

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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