Selective recycling of BTX hydrocarbons from electronic plastic wastes using catalytic fast pyrolysisShow others and affiliations
2022 (English)In: Applied Surface Science, ISSN 0169-4332, E-ISSN 1873-5584, Vol. 605, article id 154734Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Non-catalytic and catalytic pyrolysis of two waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) fractions, with two different copper contents (low-and medium-grade WEEE named as LGE and MGE, respectively), were performed using micro-and lab-scale pyrolyzers. This research aimed to fundamentally study the feasibility of chemical recycling of the WEEE fractions via pyrolysis process considering molecular interactions at the interfaces of catalyst active sites and WEEE pyrolyzates which significantly influence the chemical functionality of surface intermediates and catalysis by reorganizing the pyrolyzates near catalytic active sites forming reactive surface intermediates. Hence, Al2O3, TiO2, HBeta, HZSM-5 and spent FCC catalysts were used in in-situ micro-scale pyrolysis. Results indicated that HBeta and HZSM-5 zeolites were more suitable than other catalysts for selective production of aromatic hydrocarbons and BTX. High acidity and shape selectivity of zeotype surfaces make them attractive frameworks for catalytic pyrolysis processes aiming for light hydrocarbons like BTX. Meanwhile, the ex-situ pyrolysis of LGE and MGE were carried out using HZSM-5 in micro-and lab-scale pyrolyzers to investigate the effect of pyrolysis configuration on the BTX selectivity. Although the ex-situ pyrolysis resulted in higher formation of BTX from LGE, the in-situ configuration was more efficient to produce BTX from MGE.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier BV , 2022. Vol. 605, article id 154734
Keywords [en]
Catalytic fast pyrolysis, WEEE, Zeolite solid acids, Selective recycling, BTX, Monoaromatic hydrocarbons
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Other Chemistry Topics Other Chemical Engineering Physical Chemistry
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-319850DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.154734ISI: 000859386300003Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85137170603OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-319850DiVA, id: diva2:1702087
Note
QC 20221010
2022-10-102022-10-102022-10-10Bibliographically approved