Expanding plastics recycling technologies: chemical aspects, technology status and challenges

H Li, HA Aguirre-Villegas, RD Allen, X Bai… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Less than 10% of the plastics generated globally are recycled, while the rest are incinerated,
accumulated in landfills, or leak into the environment. New technologies are emerging to …

[HTML][HTML] Opportunities and challenges for the application of post-consumer plastic waste pyrolysis oils as steam cracker feedstocks: To decontaminate or not to …

M Kusenberg, A Eschenbacher, MR Djokic, A Zayoud… - Waste management, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermochemical recycling of plastic waste to base chemicals via pyrolysis followed by a
minimal amount of upgrading and steam cracking is expected to be the dominant chemical …

Coke formation and deactivation during catalytic reforming of biomass and waste pyrolysis products: A review

A Ochoa, J Bilbao, AG Gayubo, P Castaño - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Undoubtedly, hydrogen (H 2) is a clean feedstock and energy carrier whose
sustainable production should be anticipated. The pyrolysis of biomass or waste plastics …

Waste refinery: the valorization of waste plastics and end-of-life tires in refinery units. A review

R Palos, A Gutierrez, FJ Vela, M Olazar… - Energy & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
This review collects a wide range of initiatives and results that expose the potential of the
refineries to be converted into waste refineries. Thus, they will use their current units for the …

Metal-catalyzed plastic depolymerization

KV Khopade, SH Chikkali, N Barsu - Cell Reports Physical Science, 2023 - cell.com
Polymers have become an indispensable part of our daily lives, and today we produce
around 370 MT of plastic per year. Only about 20% of it is being recycled, and the rest, 80 …

High molecular weight product formation in polyolefin chemical recycling: a comprehensive review on primary and secondary products

J Van Waeyenberg, K Vikanova… - ACS Sustainable …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Annually, an enormous amount of plastic waste is produced worldwide. This waste should
be appropriately managed to limit the environmental burden. However, only a small part of …

Thermochemical recycling of end-of-life and virgin HDPE: A pilot-scale study

MS Abbas-Abadi, A Zayoud, M Kusenberg… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Industrial-scale application of end-of-life plastic pyrolysis still faces significant problems,
such as a lack of detailed knowledge on degradation mechanisms, parameters affecting the …

[HTML][HTML] Hierarchical zeolites TNU-9 and IM-5 as the catalysts for cracking processes

KA Tarach, J Martinez-Triguero, S Valencia… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The 10-ring zeolites TNU-9 and IM-5 were obtained by a desilication and evaluated
in series of acid-catalysed cracking reactions. n-Decane and 1, 3, 5-tri-iso-propylbenzene …

Anti-deactivation of zeolite catalysts for residue fluid catalytic cracking

Y Xie, Y Zhang, L He, CQ Jia, Q Yao, M Sun… - Applied Catalysis A …, 2023 - Elsevier
Catalytic cracking is one of the most important refining processes used in the petrochemical
industry, in which the highly active zeolite catalyst is the key to heavy oil catalytic cracking …

Synthesis of hierarchical Y and ZSM-5 zeolites using post-treatment approach to maximize catalytic cracking performance

A Talebian-Kiakalaieh, S Tarighi - Journal of Industrial and Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hierarchical zeolites have been recently investigated as catalyst by micro-mesoporous
framework to improve the physical transport of large reactants molecules by eliminating the …