Enhanced efficiency in plastic waste upcycling: the role of mesoporosity and acidity in zeolites
Saideep Singh, Joaquin Martínez-Ortigosa, Núria Ortuño, Vivek Polshettiwar, Javier García‐Martínez
Abstract
values were significantly reduced for various plastic wastes: food packaging dropped to 208 °C (from 354 °C), plastic bottles to 349 °C (from 381 °C), and milk packets to 277 °C (from 409 °C), among others. Moreover, the well-retained microstructure of the M720 catalyst yielded a very similar product distribution despite the introduction of mesoporosity. This study not only surmounts crucial obstacles in the modulation of zeolite confinement and the enhancement of pore diffusion properties but also augments the economic and environmental sustainability of plastic waste conversion processes.
Topics & Concepts
ZeoliteDegradation (telecommunications)Materials scienceChemical engineeringDiffusionPolymerCatalysisWaste managementChemistryOrganic chemistryComposite materialComputer scienceTelecommunicationsEngineeringPhysicsThermodynamicsZeolite Catalysis and SynthesisMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management Techniques