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Mesoporous HZSM-5 catalysts for the conversion of waste plastics to liquid fuels

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Three micro-mesoporous HZSM-5 catalysts were synthesized using three different mesoporous templates and studied for the conversion of a model municipal waste plastic mixture to produce liquid fuels of high value. For the comparison, the conversion of an actual waste plastic mixture and HDPE was also studied. The experiments were performed in a batch stirred reactor at three reaction temperatures (350, 375, and 400 °C) and at fixed cold H2 pressure (20 bar), reaction time (60 min), and plastic to catalyst ratio (20:1 by wt.). The micro-mesoporous catalysts produced better activity and selectivity than their parent HZSM-5 catalyst. The catalyst, prepared by combining two different templates, was found to be the most favorable catalyst offering 67.1% liquid yield at 400 °C with actual waste plastic. The best performing catalyst has shown the prospects for commercial applications.

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The authors acknowledge Higher Education Commission of Pakistan for funding the work under the Project No. 20-2308/NRPU/R&D/HEC/12470. Also, the authors acknowledge Dr. Muhammad Faisal Irfan for providing commercial zeolite beta catalyst.

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Higher Education Commission of Pakistan has funded the work under the Project No. 20-2308/NRPU/R&D/HEC/12470.

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    Dureem Munir & Muhammad R. Usman

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    Dureem Munir

  3. Engineering Research Centre, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan

    Muhammad R. Usman

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Munir, D., Usman, M.R. Mesoporous HZSM-5 catalysts for the conversion of waste plastics to liquid fuels. J Porous Mater 29, 783–794 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-022-01212-6

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