Enhanced feedstock recycling of post-consumer plastic

Aaron Akah; Jesus Hernandez-Martinez; Chandni Rallan; Arthur Garforth

doi:10.3303/CET1543400

Enhanced feedstock recycling of post-consumer plastic

Aaron Akah, Jesus Hernandez-Martinez, Chandni Rallan, Arthur Garforth

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Abstract

Feedstock recycling of waste plastics is becoming more crucial as a method to convert plastics back into a source of useful platform chemicals. Although thermal cracking presents easier options, the products have limited utility and present a higher energy burden than the method proposed in this paper, that of catalytichydrocracking a mildly exothermic process. This paper reports the use of metal loaded zeolite catalysts at much reduced temperatures (200 °C - 350 °C) to convert mixed plastic waste at significantly shorter reaction times (typically 5 min), making the continuous processing of polymer waste a possibility.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Chemical Engineering Transactions
Editors	Jirí J Klemeš, Sauro Pierucci
Place of Publication	Italy
Publisher	AIDIC
Pages	2395-2400
Number of pages	6
Volume	43
ISBN (Print)	9788895608341
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3303/CET1543400
Publication status	Published - May 2015
Event	ICheaP12 - Milan Duration: 19 May 2015 → 22 May 2015 http://www.aidic.it/cet/15/43/programma.html#144.pdf

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Name	CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TRANSACTIONS

Conference

Conference	ICheaP12
City	Milan
Period	19/05/15 → 22/05/15
Internet address	http://www.aidic.it/cet/15/43/programma.html#144.pdf

Keywords

Polymer recycling
Hydrocracking
Zeolites

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Catalysis Hub - Supergen Bioenergy Joint Meeting,“The Circular Economy and the up-scaling of Polymer Waste to Chemicals”
Garforth, A. (Speaker)
6 Aug 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
The Circular Economy and the upscaling of Polymer Waste to Chemicals using refinery catalytic processes
Garforth, A. (Speaker)
14 Jan 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
Invited seminar - University of Bath
Garforth, A. (Speaker)
26 Nov 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research

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Enhanced feedstock recycling of post-consumer plastic

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Catalysis Hub - Supergen Bioenergy Joint Meeting,“The Circular Economy and the up-scaling of Polymer Waste to Chemicals”

The Circular Economy and the upscaling of Polymer Waste to Chemicals using refinery catalytic processes

Invited seminar - University of Bath

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