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  • Title: Effect of ZnCl2-activated biochar on catalytic pyrolysis of mixed waste plastics for producing aromatic-enriched oil.
    Author: Sun K, Huang Q, Chi Y, Yan J.
    Journal: Waste Manag; 2018 Nov; 81():128-137. PubMed ID: 30527029.
    Abstract:
    ZnCl2-activated biochar produced by one-step (impregnated by a 40% ZnCl2 solution, defined as Zn/C-I) and two-step (impregnated by a 40% ZnCl2 solution and microemulsion, defined as Zn/C-II and Zn/C-III, respectively) methods was used to catalyze the pyrolysis of mixed waste plastics (polyethylene, polyethylene, and polystyrene) to comparatively study their catalytic effect on aromatic-enriched oil production. The catalytic mechanism was discussed. The results show that ZnCl2-activated biochar showed high catalytic selectivity to aromatics during the pyrolysis of plastics at 500 °C, and the content of aromatics was increased to 47.5, 46.8, and 42.4% when respectively catalyzed by Zn/C-I, Zn/C-II, and Zn/C-III. Two-ring aromatics were significantly enriched, which accounted for 90.7, 73.1, and 87.7% of the aromatics in Zn/C-I, Zn/C-II, and Zn/C-III catalytic pyrolysis oils. 1,3-Diphenylpropane was the major component of the oils, and its proportion was 19.4, 11.5, and 15.9% in Zn/C-I, Zn/C-II, and Zn/C-III catalytic pyrolysis oils, respectively. The introduced Zn species could increase the surface acidity by forming Lewis acid sites (Zn-L), which increased aromatic yields by promoting the Diels-Alder reaction, hydrogen transfer, and dehydrogenation processes. Zn-L also promoted the condensation reaction of aromatics. Compared with Zn/C-I, Zn/C-III treated by ZnCl2 microemulsion could reduce 41.8% of coke on the catalysts owing to its larger pore size, while maintaining a relatively high oil quality.
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