Pyrolysis technology for plastic waste recycling: A state-of-the-art review

L Dai, N Zhou, Y Lv, Y Cheng, Y Wang, Y Liu… - Progress in Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Discarded plastics can be converted to various fuels and chemicals to generate positive
economic value instead of polluting the environment. In the past few years, pyrolysis has …

Challenges of plastic waste generation and management in sub-Saharan Africa: A review

OO Ayeleru, S Dlova, OJ Akinribide, F Ntuli… - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Recently, the issues of land-based plastics and their associated challenges in the marine
world have been widely publicised in the media and scientific literature. Thus far, despite …

Recycling potential of waste printed circuit boards using pyrolysis: Status quo and perspectives

Y Zhu, B Li, Y Wei, S Zhou, H Wang - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Resource shortages and metal demand continuously increase, and the massive quantities
of waste printed circuit boards (WPCB) generated make resource recycling and …

Microwave-assisted catalytic pyrolysis of waste printed circuit boards, and migration and distribution of bromine

T Zhang, X Mao, J Qu, Y Liu, AA Siyal, W Ao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microwave-assisted pyrolysis (MAP) of waste printed circuit boards (WPCB) was performed
to investigate the characteristics of pyrolysis product and Br fixation. Pyrolysis conversion …

Catalytic cracking of polystyrene pyrolysis oil: Effect of Nb2O5 and NiO/Nb2O5 catalyst on the liquid product composition

A Tajjamal, A Ul-Hamid, A Faisal, SAH Zaidi, L Sherin… - Waste Management, 2022 - Elsevier
The catalytic cracking of polystyrene pyrolysis oil was investigated over a Nb 2 O 5 and a
NiO/Nb 2 O 5 catalyst in a fixed bed reactor. First, the pyrolysis of two different polystyrene …

Towards low-temperature catalysts for sustainable fuel from plastic: a review

A Galadima, A Masudi, O Muraza - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Statistical evidences have recently shown both global energy demand and the production/
consumption of plastic materials increases regularly. Valorization of the latter materials into …

Management, conversion, and utilization of waste plastic as a source of sustainable energy to run automotive: a review

KR Bukkarapu, DS Gangadhar, Y Jyothi… - Energy Sources, Part …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Increased usage of plastic and absence of an efficient system to address its non-
degradability has become a serious issue threatening the human life. On the other hand …

Effects of Additives on Coke Reactivity and Sulfur Transformation during Co-pyrolysis of Long Flame Coal and High-Sulfur Coking Coal

W Li, Y Shen, J Guo, J Kong, M Wang, L Chang - ACS omega, 2021 - ACS Publications
A silica-aluminum-based mineral (GL) was selected for inspecting the effects of interactions
of minerals in coal blends on the coke reactivity index (CRI) and sulfur transformation during …

Catalytic upgrading of Hami coal pyrolysis volatiles over mesoporous kaolin prepared by calcination and NaOH leaching

Y Hou, H Lu, Z Bai, H Zheng, Z Guo, L Kong, J Bai, W Li - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Catalytic upgrading of coal pyrolysis volatiles is an effective approach to improve tar quality
with its high-value utilization, and the use of inexpensive solid acid catalysts can reduce the …

Catalytic pyrolysis process to produce styrene from waste expanded polystyrene using a semi-batch rotary reactor

G Pérez-Bravo, JL Contreras-Larios, JF Rodríguez… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Thermal and catalytic pyrolysis of waste expanded polystyrene (WEPS) was studied to
obtain mainly styrene monomer, which can be recycled in the polystyrene industry. Initially …