Converting polycarbonate and polystyrene plastic wastes intoaromatic hydrocarbons via catalytic fast co-pyrolysis

Wang, Jia; Jiang, Jianchun; Wang, Xiaobo; Wang, Ruizhen; Wang, Kui; Pang, Shusheng; Zhong, Zhaoping; Sun, Yunjuan; Ruan, Roger; Ragauskas, Arthur J.

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121970

Title: Converting polycarbonate and polystyrene plastic wastes intoaromatic hydrocarbons via catalytic fast co-pyrolysis

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Thermochemical conversion of plastic wastes is a promising approach to produce alternative energy-based fuels. Herein, we conducted catalytic fast co-pyrolysis of polycarbonate (PC) and polystyrene (PS) to generate aromatic hydrocarbons using HZSM-5 (Zeolite Socony Mobil-5, hydrogen, Aluminosilicate) as a catalyst. The results indicated that employing HZSM-5 in the catalytic conversion of PC facilitated the synthesis of aromatic hydrocarbons in comparison to the non-catalytic run. A competitive reaction between aromatic hydrocarbons and aromatic oxygenates was observed within the studied temperature region, and catalytic degradation temperature of 700 °C maximized the competing reaction towards the formation of targeted aromatic hydrocarbons at the expense of phenolic products. Catalyst type also played a vital role in the catalytic decomposition of PC wastes, and HZSM-5 with different Si/Al molar ratios produced more aromatic hydrocarbons than HY (Zeolite Y, hydrogen, Faujasite). Regarding the effect of Si/Al molar ration in HZSM-5 on the distribution of monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (MAHs), a Si/Al molar ratio of 38 maximized benzene formation with an advanced factor of 5.1. Catalytic fast co-pyrolysis of PC with hydrogen-rich plastic wastes including polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), and polystyrene (PS) favored the production of MAHs, and PS was the most effective hydrogen donor with a ~2.5-foldmore »« less

Authors:

Wang, Jia ^[1]; Jiang, Jianchun ^[2];

^[3]; Wang, Ruizhen ^[2]; Wang, Kui ^[2];

^[4]; Zhong, Zhaoping ^[5]; Sun, Yunjuan ^[6];

^[7];

^[8]

Nanjing Forestry Univ. (China); Chinese Academy of Forestry, Nanjing (China); Southeast Univ., Nanjing (China); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Nanjing Forestry Univ. (China); Chinese Academy of Forestry, Nanjing (China)
Nanjing Xiaozhuang Univ. (China)
Univ. of Canterbury, Christchurch (New Zealand)
Southeast Univ., Nanjing (China)
Chinese Academy of Forestry, Nanjing (China)
Univ. of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN (United States)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Publication Date:: Tue Dec 24 00:00:00 EST 2019

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1649187

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Journal of Hazardous Materials

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 386; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 0304-3894

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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                    Wang, Jia, Jiang, Jianchun, Wang, Xiaobo, Wang, Ruizhen, Wang, Kui, Pang, Shusheng, Zhong, Zhaoping, Sun, Yunjuan, Ruan, Roger, and Ragauskas, Arthur J. Converting polycarbonate and polystyrene plastic wastes intoaromatic hydrocarbons via catalytic fast co-pyrolysis.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Wang, Jia, Jiang, Jianchun, Wang, Xiaobo, Wang, Ruizhen, Wang, Kui, Pang, Shusheng, Zhong, Zhaoping, Sun, Yunjuan, Ruan, Roger, & Ragauskas, Arthur J. Converting polycarbonate and polystyrene plastic wastes intoaromatic hydrocarbons via catalytic fast co-pyrolysis.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121970

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                    Wang, Jia, Jiang, Jianchun, Wang, Xiaobo, Wang, Ruizhen, Wang, Kui, Pang, Shusheng, Zhong, Zhaoping, Sun, Yunjuan, Ruan, Roger, and Ragauskas, Arthur J. Tue .  
"Converting polycarbonate and polystyrene plastic wastes intoaromatic hydrocarbons via catalytic fast co-pyrolysis".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121970.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1649187.

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@article{osti_1649187,

  title        = {Converting polycarbonate and polystyrene plastic wastes intoaromatic hydrocarbons via catalytic fast co-pyrolysis},

  author       = {Wang, Jia and Jiang, Jianchun and Wang, Xiaobo and Wang, Ruizhen and Wang, Kui and Pang, Shusheng and Zhong, Zhaoping and Sun, Yunjuan and Ruan, Roger and Ragauskas, Arthur J.},

  abstractNote = {Thermochemical conversion of plastic wastes is a promising approach to produce alternative energy-based fuels. Herein, we conducted catalytic fast co-pyrolysis of polycarbonate (PC) and polystyrene (PS) to generate aromatic hydrocarbons using HZSM-5 (Zeolite Socony Mobil-5, hydrogen, Aluminosilicate) as a catalyst. The results indicated that employing HZSM-5 in the catalytic conversion of PC facilitated the synthesis of aromatic hydrocarbons in comparison to the non-catalytic run. A competitive reaction between aromatic hydrocarbons and aromatic oxygenates was observed within the studied temperature region, and catalytic degradation temperature of 700 °C maximized the competing reaction towards the formation of targeted aromatic hydrocarbons at the expense of phenolic products. Catalyst type also played a vital role in the catalytic decomposition of PC wastes, and HZSM-5 with different Si/Al molar ratios produced more aromatic hydrocarbons than HY (Zeolite Y, hydrogen, Faujasite). Regarding the effect of Si/Al molar ration in HZSM-5 on the distribution of monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (MAHs), a Si/Al molar ratio of 38 maximized benzene formation with an advanced factor of 5.1. Catalytic fast co-pyrolysis of PC with hydrogen-rich plastic wastes including polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), and polystyrene (PS) favored the production of MAHs, and PS was the most effective hydrogen donor with a ~2.5-fold increase. The additive effect of MAHs increased at first and then decreased when the PC percentage was elevated from 30 % to 90 %, achieving the maximum value of 32.4 % at 70 % PC.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121970},

  journal      = {Journal of Hazardous Materials},

  number       = 1,

  volume       = 386,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue Dec 24 00:00:00 EST 2019},

  month        = {Tue Dec 24 00:00:00 EST 2019}

}

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