Circular plastics technologies: pyrolysis of plastics to fuels and chemicals

Knauer, Katrina M.; Higginson, Cody; Lee, Minjung

doi:10.1515/psr-2022-0175

Title: Circular plastics technologies: pyrolysis of plastics to fuels and chemicals

Journal Article · 27 April 2023 · Physical Sciences Reviews

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/psr-2022-0175 · OSTI ID:1984227

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Novoloop, Inc., Menlo Park , CA (United States)

Pyrolysis technologies are a staple in plastic chemical recycling because of the robustness to contamination and existing infrastructure. Pyrolysis is already considered to be a reasonably mature technology with numerous pilot plants operating to pyrolyze plastic waste into fuels and chemicals. Here this chapter will describe the pyrolysis process and important process parameters, the types of plastics that are suitable for pyrolysis recycling, the mechanism of pyrolytic degradation of various plastics, the products derived from different plastics, companies that have successfully scaled pyrolysis recycling, and recent innovations in the technology.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1984227

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-2800-86482; MainId:87255; UUID:37ee77b6-6626-4890-a2af-6d64a5b7f446; MainAdminId:69712

Journal Information:: Physical Sciences Reviews, Vol. 9, Issue 5; ISSN 2365-6581

Publisher:: De GruyterCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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