A review on catalytic pyrolysis of plastic wastes to high-value products

Y Peng, Y Wang, L Ke, L Dai, Q Wu, K Cobb… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the continuous increase of plastic wastes and the decrease of fossil energy, pyrolysis
has emerged as a promising technology for the valorization of plastic wastes to produce …

[HTML][HTML] A review on the valorization of CO2. Focusing on the thermodynamics and catalyst design studies of the direct synthesis of dimethyl ether

A Ateka, P Rodriguez-Vega, J Ereña, AT Aguayo… - Fuel Processing …, 2022 - Elsevier
The direct synthesis of dimethyl ether (DME) on bifunctional catalysts is highly attractive for
valorizing CO 2 and syngas derived from biomass gasification and is a key process to …

Efficient solvent-and hydrogen-free upcycling of high-density polyethylene into separable cyclic hydrocarbons

J Du, L Zeng, T Yan, C Wang, M Wang, L Luo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Plastic pollution is a planetary threat that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic
due to the surge in medical waste, personal protective equipment and takeaway packaging …

Aromatics production via methanol-mediated transformation routes

T Li, T Shoinkhorova, J Gascon, J Ruiz-Martinez - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
The methanol-to-aromatics (MTA) process is regarded as a promising route to produce
aromatic commodities through non-petroleum carbon resources, such as biomass, waste …

Status and gaps toward fossil-free sustainable chemical production

G Centi, S Perathoner - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Chemical production needs to transform radically toward fossil-free sustainable chemical
production to meet the targets for net-zero emissions by the year 2050. The feasibility of this …

Pressurized ex-situ catalytic co-pyrolysis of polyethylene and lignin: efficient BTEX production and process mechanism analysis

L Ke, Y Wang, Q Wu, N Zhou, L Dai, X Tian… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ex-situ catalytic co-pyrolysis of plastic and biomass to aromatics has been extensively
investigated, simultaneously, aromatization have been reported to be promoted under …

Enabling the Methanol Economy: Opportunities and Challenges for Heterogeneous Catalysis in the Production of Liquid Fuels via Methanol

C Filosa, X Gong, A Bavykina… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Thirty years ago, George A. Olah proposed the concept of the methanol
economy, where methanol replaces fossil fuels as a means of energy storage, ground …

Chemical recycling of polyolefins: a closed-loop cycle of waste to olefins

L Zou, R Xu, H Wang, Z Wang, Y Sun… - National Science …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The unsuitable disposal of plastic wastes has caused serious environmental pollution, and
finding a green manner to address this problem has aroused wide concern. Plastic wastes …

Suitable location of Lewis acid over ZnOH+/HZSM-5 catalysts effectively enhance dehydrogenation activity and catalyze the aromatization process of C6 olefins in …

P Liu, J Wang, L Ling, X Shen, X Li, R Zhang, B Wang - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
The aromatization of long-chain olefins is a critical step in the methanol to aromatics (MTA)
process, which determines the formation of aromatic products. The role of Lewis (L) acid and …

Influence of active-site proximity in zeolites on Brønsted acid-catalyzed reactions at the microscopic and mesoscopic levels

T Li, SH Chung, S Nastase, A Galilea, Y Wang… - Chem Catalysis, 2023 - cell.com
Zeolites are the catalytic workhorses of various relevant reactions, primarily because of their
acidic properties. However, there have been few studies on unraveling the influence of Al …