Catalytic stepwise pyrolysis of packaging plastic waste
2012
Lopez-Urionabarrenechea, A. | de Marco, I. | Caballero, B.M. | Laresgoiti, M.F. | Adrados, A.
In this paper the combination of catalytic and stepwise pyrolysis is explored. A mixture of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), which resembles real municipal plastic waste, has been pyrolysed in a 3.5dm³ semi-batch reactor at 440°C for 30min using a ZSM-5 zeolite as catalyst. A low temperature (300°C) dechlorination step has been carried out both with and without catalyst. It has been proved that the application of such dechlorination step gives rise to a 75wt% reduction of chlorine in the liquid fraction. However, such step has a negative influence on the catalyst, which loses some catalytic activity. The optimum procedure in terms of quality and chlorine content of the products is the combination of first a low temperature step without catalyst, and second the catalytic pyrolysis step.
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