Recovery of fuels and chemicals through catalytic pyrolysis of plastic wastes

✍ Scribed by McIntosh, Michael J. ;Arzoumanidis, Gregory G. ;Brockmeier, Frederick E.

• Publisher: American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 486 KB
• Volume: 17
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0278-4491
• DOI: 10.1002/ep.670170114

✦ Synopsis

R e ejfects o f carious promoted and unpromoted mixed oxide catalysts on y i d d and compositions of liquid organic products

as measured in a small laboratoypymlysis reactor are reported. While such small-scale results do not accurately predict process plant yield, they provide a useful reference inprelimin a y economic evaluations and in planning larger-scale tests. Therefore, on the basis of laborato y results, a commercialscale catalytic pjv-olysis plant for the production of synthetic crude oil was simulated by using Aspen Plus and the economics were developed. Depending on certain assumptions, such a process could he profitable. To test the possibility ofproducing chemicals, a separations plant was added. Simulation results again suggested potential economic viability.