Catalytic co-pyrolysis of blended biomass – plastic mixture using synthesized metal oxide(MO)-dolomite based catalyst

Co-pyrolysis is one of the best new technologies to utilise excess of plastic waste where the products are generated in the form of oil, gas and char. A selective catalyst is needed to improve the quality of the co-pyrolysis product, in which, oil with low of oxygenated compounds content and high yi...

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Main Authors: Harith, N., Hafriz, R. S. R. M., Arifin, N. A., Tan, Ee Sann, Salmiaton, A., Shamsuddin, A. H.
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Published: Elsevier 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100636/
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author Harith, N.
Hafriz, R. S. R. M.
Arifin, N. A.
Tan, Ee Sann
Salmiaton, A.
Shamsuddin, A. H.
author_facet Harith, N.
Hafriz, R. S. R. M.
Arifin, N. A.
Tan, Ee Sann
Salmiaton, A.
Shamsuddin, A. H.
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description Co-pyrolysis is one of the best new technologies to utilise excess of plastic waste where the products are generated in the form of oil, gas and char. A selective catalyst is needed to improve the quality of the co-pyrolysis product, in which, oil with low of oxygenated compounds content and high yield of oil are favoured. In this work, Malaysian dolomite was modified by doping with transition metals (Ni/Fe/Ca) at 10 wt% loading using the precipitation method and then compared with a modified commercial catalyst named NiO/ZSM-5 zeolite. Co-pyrolysis was conducted using empty fruit bunch (EFB) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) at 500 °C operating temperature, 10 cm3/min N2 flow rate, 10 wt% catalyst loading, 1:3 HDPE:EFB ratio and 75 g of feedstock with 60 min of operating time in a stainless-steel fluidised bed reactor. The catalysts were characterised using different analysis methods such as XRD, BET and SEM. The highest gas yield of 68% was obtained by increasing the content of calcium oxide (CaO) in dolomite (in dolomite (CaO/CMD900). For the Fe-doped dolomite (Fe3O4/CMD900), the highest oil yield (10.34 wt%) and a high content oxygenated compounds were obtained. For the Ni-doped dolomite (NiO/CMD900), the oil with the highest hydrocarbon yield (85.32 %) and low oxygenated compound (14.68 %) was obtained. This study confirms that modified dolomite can increase the yield and quality of bio-oil.
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spelling upm-1006362023-09-21T07:07:34Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100636/ Catalytic co-pyrolysis of blended biomass – plastic mixture using synthesized metal oxide(MO)-dolomite based catalyst Harith, N. Hafriz, R. S. R. M. Arifin, N. A. Tan, Ee Sann Salmiaton, A. Shamsuddin, A. H. Co-pyrolysis is one of the best new technologies to utilise excess of plastic waste where the products are generated in the form of oil, gas and char. A selective catalyst is needed to improve the quality of the co-pyrolysis product, in which, oil with low of oxygenated compounds content and high yield of oil are favoured. In this work, Malaysian dolomite was modified by doping with transition metals (Ni/Fe/Ca) at 10 wt% loading using the precipitation method and then compared with a modified commercial catalyst named NiO/ZSM-5 zeolite. Co-pyrolysis was conducted using empty fruit bunch (EFB) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) at 500 °C operating temperature, 10 cm3/min N2 flow rate, 10 wt% catalyst loading, 1:3 HDPE:EFB ratio and 75 g of feedstock with 60 min of operating time in a stainless-steel fluidised bed reactor. The catalysts were characterised using different analysis methods such as XRD, BET and SEM. The highest gas yield of 68% was obtained by increasing the content of calcium oxide (CaO) in dolomite (in dolomite (CaO/CMD900). For the Fe-doped dolomite (Fe3O4/CMD900), the highest oil yield (10.34 wt%) and a high content oxygenated compounds were obtained. For the Ni-doped dolomite (NiO/CMD900), the oil with the highest hydrocarbon yield (85.32 %) and low oxygenated compound (14.68 %) was obtained. This study confirms that modified dolomite can increase the yield and quality of bio-oil. Elsevier 2022-11 Article PeerReviewed Harith, N. and Hafriz, R. S. R. M. and Arifin, N. A. and Tan, Ee Sann and Salmiaton, A. and Shamsuddin, A. H. (2022) Catalytic co-pyrolysis of blended biomass – plastic mixture using synthesized metal oxide(MO)-dolomite based catalyst. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 168. art. no. 105776. pp. 1-13. ISSN 0165-2370; ESSN: 1873-250X https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165237022003461 10.1016/j.jaap.2022.105776
spellingShingle Harith, N.
Hafriz, R. S. R. M.
Arifin, N. A.
Tan, Ee Sann
Salmiaton, A.
Shamsuddin, A. H.
Catalytic co-pyrolysis of blended biomass – plastic mixture using synthesized metal oxide(MO)-dolomite based catalyst
title Catalytic co-pyrolysis of blended biomass – plastic mixture using synthesized metal oxide(MO)-dolomite based catalyst
title_full Catalytic co-pyrolysis of blended biomass – plastic mixture using synthesized metal oxide(MO)-dolomite based catalyst
title_fullStr Catalytic co-pyrolysis of blended biomass – plastic mixture using synthesized metal oxide(MO)-dolomite based catalyst
title_full_unstemmed Catalytic co-pyrolysis of blended biomass – plastic mixture using synthesized metal oxide(MO)-dolomite based catalyst
title_short Catalytic co-pyrolysis of blended biomass – plastic mixture using synthesized metal oxide(MO)-dolomite based catalyst
title_sort catalytic co-pyrolysis of blended biomass – plastic mixture using synthesized metal oxide(mo)-dolomite based catalyst
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