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Influence of Nickel Modified Beta Zeolite in the Production of BTEX During Analytical Pyrolysis of Medium-Density Fiberboard (MDF)

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Production of high added value chemicals such as BTEX by means of catalytic fast pyrolysis of MDF residues is a promising and environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuels, as MDF is abundantly produced worldwide. Generation of toxic compounds during MDF pyrolyses was minimized with pre-treatments with yeasts or hot water resulting in a maximum removal of 87.9% of nitrogen compounds when water was used at 80 °C, for 3 h. Nickel-modified beta zeolites with 3 (Ni3B-H) and 5 wt% of nickel (Ni5B-H) were more efficient for the production of BTEX compounds (Ni3B-H: 39.35% and Ni5B-H: 38.65%) and reduction of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (Ni3B-H: 11.12% and Ni5B-H: 15.93%) when compared to pure beta zeolite. Non-catalytic pyrolysis resulted only in oxygenated compounds. These findings were related to the changes of the crystallographic sites of aluminum and then on acidic sites, as well as to the production of a bifunctional catalyst during reactions.

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The authors thank the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnológico) and the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES, Coordenação de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior), for financial support through research projects and scholarships (F. Mayer's DSc CAPES 1511161 and C. Zini's researcher scholarship CNPq 306067/2016-1). The authors thank Renato Bernardi from SENAI for helping with MDF sampling and milling.

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Partial financial support was received from National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnológico) and the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES, Coordenação de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior), through research projects and scholarships (F. Mayer's DSc CAPES 1511161 and C. Zini's researcher scholarship CNPq 306067/2016-1).

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    Francieli Martins Mayer, Ana Paula Stelzer de Oliveira, Maria do Carmo Rangel & Claudia Alcaraz Zini

  2. Instituto Nacional de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação em Materiais Complexos Funcionais (Inomat), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

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Mayer, F.M., de Oliveira, A.P.S., de Oliveira Junior, D.L. et al. Influence of Nickel Modified Beta Zeolite in the Production of BTEX During Analytical Pyrolysis of Medium-Density Fiberboard (MDF). Waste Biomass Valor 13, 1717–1729 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-021-01593-w

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