Combined Activated Carbon with Spent Fluid Catalytic Cracking Catalyst and MgO for the Catalytic Conversion of Waste Polyethylene Wax into Diesel-like Hydrocarbon Fuels
Piyaporn Kasetsupsin, Tharapong Vitidsant, Aminta Permpoonwiwat, Naphat Phowan, Witchakorn Charusiri
Abstract
at 40 °C. The combination of MgO-AC as a dual catalyst illustrates a positive synergistic effect on the catalytic activity performance markedly, outstanding catalytic characteristics alongside high selectivity in pyrolysis of WPEW to paraffinic hydrocarbons in the diesel-like fraction.
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CatalysisDiesel fuelMaterials sciencePyrolysisChemical engineeringInertCarbon fibersFluid catalytic crackingWaste managementYield (engineering)ChemistryNuclear chemistryOrganic chemistryMetallurgyComposite materialEngineeringComposite numberThermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesPolymer crystallization and propertiesFiber-reinforced polymer composites