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Recovering waste plastics using shape-selective nano-scale reactors as catalysts

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  • Zheng Zhang

    (University of Groningen)

  • Kinga Gora-Marek

    (Jagiellonian University in Kraków)

  • Jonathan S. Watson

    (Imperial College London)

  • Jinsen Tian

    (University of Birmingham)

  • Matthew R. Ryder

    (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

  • Karolina A. Tarach

    (Jagiellonian University in Kraków)

  • Lidia López-Pérez

    (University of Groningen
    Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana)

  • Joaquin Martínez-Triguero

    (Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spanish Council for Scientific Research)

  • Ignacio Melián-Cabrera

    (University of Groningen
    Aston University)

Abstract

Waste plastic composed of low-density polyethylene can be converted into a potential new fuel source. This research describes a new nano-scale catalyst with well-defined and uniform surface openings. This material, called Al-SBA-15, is shape-selective, so it uses only one step to generate a gasoline-type product that requires less additional processing compared to that produced by previous catalysts.

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  • Zheng Zhang & Kinga Gora-Marek & Jonathan S. Watson & Jinsen Tian & Matthew R. Ryder & Karolina A. Tarach & Lidia López-Pérez & Joaquin Martínez-Triguero & Ignacio Melián-Cabrera, 2019. "Recovering waste plastics using shape-selective nano-scale reactors as catalysts," Nature Sustainability, Nature, vol. 2(1), pages 39-42, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natsus:v:2:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41893-018-0195-9
    DOI: 10.1038/s41893-018-0195-9
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    1. Li, Jie & Yu, Di & Pan, Lanjia & Xu, Xinhai & Wang, Xiaonan & Wang, Yin, 2023. "Recent advances in plastic waste pyrolysis for liquid fuel production: Critical factors and machine learning applications," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 346(C).

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