Transition metal chalcogenide bifunctional catalysts for chemical recycling by plastic hydrocracking: a singlesource precursor approach

Aleksander Tedstone, Abdulrahman Bin Jumah, Edidiong Asuquo, Arthur Garforth

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Abstract

Sulfided nickel, an established hydrocracking and hydrotreating catalyst for hydrocarbon refining, was synthesized on porous aluminosilicate supports for the hydrocracking of mixed polyolefin waste. Zeolite beta, zeolite 13X, MCM41 and an amorphous silica-Alumina catalyst support were impregnated with the single-source precursor (SSP) nickel (II) ethylxanthate for catalyst support screening. Application of this synthesis method to beta-supported nickel (Ni@Beta), as an alternative to wet impregnation using aqueous nickel (II) nitrate, provided catalytic materials with higher conversion to fluid products at the same mild batch reaction conditions of 330°C with appropriate agitation and 20 bar H2 pressure. Mass balance quantification demonstrated that SSP-derived 5wt%Ni@Beta yielded a greater than 95 wt% conversion of a mixed polyolefin feed to fluid products, compared with 39.8 wt% conversion in the case of 5wt%Ni@Beta prepared by wet impregnation. Liquid and gas products were quantitatively analysed by gas chromatography flame ionization detection (GC-FID) and gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS), revealing a strong selectivity to saturated C4 (37.3 wt%), C5 (21.6 wt%) and C6 (12.8 wt%) hydrocarbons in the case of the SSP-derived catalyst.

Original languageEnglish
Article number211353
JournalRoyal Society Open Science
Volume9
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Mar 2022

Keywords

  • Hydrocracking
  • Sustainability
  • Catalysis
  • Recycling
  • Zeolites

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