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Selective Upcycling of Polyethylene over Ru/H‐ZSM‐5 Bifunctional Catalyst into High‐Quality Liquid Fuel at Mild Conditions.

Authors :
Gao, Li
Zhong, Xia
Liu, Jie
Chen, Junnan
Wang, Ziru
Zhang, Ying
Wang, Deli
Shakeri, Mozaffar
Zhang, Xia
Zhang, Bingsen
Source :
ChemSusChem; 10/7/2024, Vol. 17 Issue 19, p1-8, 8p
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

It has been known that plastics with undegradability and long half‐times have caused serious environmental and ecological issues. Considering the devastating effects, the development of efficient plastic upcycling technologies with low energy consumption is absolutely imperative. Catalytic hydrogenolysis of single‐use polyethylene over Ru‐based catalysts to produce high‐quality liquid fuel has been one of the current top priority strategies, but it is restricted by some tough challenges, such as the tendency towards methanation resulting from terminal C−C cleavage. Herein, we introduced Ru nanoparticles supported on hollow ZSM‐5 zeolite (Ru/H‐ZSM‐5) for hydrocracking of high‐density polyethylene (HDPE) under mild reaction conditions. The implication of experimental results is that the 1Ru/H‐ZSM‐5 (~1 wt % Ru) acted as an effective and reusable bifunctional catalyst providing higher conversion rate (82.53 %) and liquid fuel (C5−C21) yield (62.87 %). Detailed characterization demonstrated that the optimal performance in hydrocracking of PE could be attributed to the moderate acidity and appropriate positively charged Ru species resulting from the metal‐zeolite interaction. This work proposes a promising catalyst for plastic upcycling and reveals its structure‐performance relationship, which has guiding significance for catalyst design to improve the yield of high‐value liquid fuels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
18645631
Volume :
17
Issue :
19
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
ChemSusChem
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
180150790
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202400598