Production of light hydrocarbons from pyrolysis of heavy gas oil and high density polyethylene using pillared clays as catalysts

Faillace, Jacyra Guimarães; Melo, Claudinei Fernandes de; Souza, Stefânia P. de; Marques, Mônica Regina da Costa

doi:10.1016/j.jaap.2017.06.023

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“…This also confirmed the higher carbon deposits on the zeolite compared with the raw clay which meant that the cracking of waste engine oil was higher on the zeolite. The effect of the high surface area of the zeolites, favouring the gas production during pyrolysis has also been reported by Guimarães et al [40] and Miskolczi et al [41]. The raw clay favoured the production of pyrolysis oil compared to Y zeolite as shown in Fig.…”

Section: Effect Of Catalysts On Product Yieldsupporting

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Catalytic Pyrolysis of Waste Engine Oil over Y Zeolite Synthesized from Natural Clay

Osei

Nzihou

Yaya

et al. 2020

Waste Biomass Valor

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Cheap alumino-silicate materials such as clay materials and Y zeolite were selected for the catalytic pyrolysis of waste engine oil in a fixed bed reactor. A cheaper route of Y zeolite synthesis involving hydrothermal activation of the raw clay and hydrothermal synthesis was employed. X-ray diffraction technique, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infra-red, and nitrogen desorption method were used to characterize the intermediate phases formed during the hydrothermal treatment of the clay and the synthesized Y zeolite during the hydrothermal processes. The chemical compositions of the liquid phase of catalytic pyrolysis were characterized by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectroscopy (GC-MS). The results revealed that the alkaline concentration strongly influenced the activation of the raw clay to obtain a useful phase for the subsequent synthesis of the Y zeolite. The synthesis improved the surface area from 29 m 2 /g for the clay to 745 m 2 /g for the zeolite. The catalytic pyrolysis resulted in diesel fractions of 64.8 and 54.7%, respectively for the Y zeolite and the clay. It was observed that the gasoline fractions increased to 20.5 and 19.1%, respectively for the zeolite and the clay. In the diesel fraction, the zeolite selectively improved the yield of the cyclo-alkanes which are key constituents in terms of the quality of diesel. Y zeolite was successfully derived from a natural clay and tested in the pyrolysis of waste engine oil. The synthesis route provides the opportunity to improve the catalytic property of the natural clay.

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Section: Effect Of Catalysts On Product Yieldsupporting

confidence: 74%

Catalytic Pyrolysis of Waste Engine Oil over Y Zeolite Synthesized from Natural Clay

Osei

Nzihou

Yaya

et al. 2020

Waste Biomass Valor

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“…Oil industry has used catalysts based on clays such as kaolinites, saponites, beidellites, and montmorillonites in catalytic cracking processes [44,45]. Clay minerals subjected to acid treatments or pillarization processes have been used in the conversion of heavy hydrocarbons into light ones in oil refining [44][45][46]. Iron-pillared clays are selective for the pyrolysis heavy gas oil (HGO) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE), converting them into light hydrocarbons (C 10 to C 23 ) [46].…”

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“…Clay minerals subjected to acid treatments or pillarization processes have been used in the conversion of heavy hydrocarbons into light ones in oil refining [44][45][46]. Iron-pillared clays are selective for the pyrolysis heavy gas oil (HGO) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE), converting them into light hydrocarbons (C 10 to C 23 ) [46]. Similarly, Al-and Al-Fe-PILCs have been used in the catalytic cracking of medium-density polyethylene, providing higher yields of liquid products in the C 15 -C 20 range, with lower costs than zeolites used for this type of processes [45].…”

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Research Trends on Pillared Interlayered Clays (PILCs) Used as Catalysts in Environmental and Chemical Processes: Bibliometric Analysis

Macías-Quiroga

Rengifo‐Herrera

Arredondo-López

et al. 2022

The Scientific World Journal

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Over the last four decades, a large number of studies have been published on pillared interlayered clays (PILCs) used as adsorbent materials and catalysts or supports for transition metals in heterogeneous catalysis. Particularly, PILCs have been used for water treatment through advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) to remove organic pollutants. They have also been studied in various chemical and environmental processes. Because of the growing interest in PILCs, this article is focused on analyzing scientific publications such as research/review articles and book chapters from the last four decades (from 1980 to 2019) through a bibliometric analysis (BA) to visualize and describe research trends on PILCs. By narrowing the bibliographic search to titles, keywords, and abstracts of publications related to PILCs, using Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) (the two scientific databases), a total of 3425 documents have been retrieved. The bibliometric dataset was analyzed by VantagePoint®. The main research trends identified in the last four decades were the use of PILCs in environmental processes (34.4% of total publications) along with chemical processes (petrochemical reactions 17.5%, SCR NOx 10.8%, and decomposition 8.2%). In environmental processes, PILCs have been used in photo-oxidation (32%), CWPO (21.1%), and heterogeneous catalysis (19.4%). Phenols, dyes, and VOCs have been the main pollutants studied using PILCs as catalysts. Fe, Ti, Zr, Cu, and Co are the most supported active phases in PILCs. Other research trends grouped by characterization techniques, countries, research areas, institutes, scientific journals that have published the most on this topic, number of publications per 5-year period, and most frequently used keywords through the last four decades have been identified. It was determined that the number of publications on PILCs has increased since 1980 and the countries with the highest number of publications are China, Spain, and The United States of America.

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“…Pillared bentonite clays were selective to cracking HGO/HDPE in light hydrocarbons (C 10 –C 23 ) and produced a light linear hydrocarbon content 63% higher than that produced with zeolite [ 35 ].…”

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Thermocatalytic Conversion of Plastics into Liquid Fuels over Clays

2022

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Recycling polymer waste is a great challenge in the context of the growing use of plastics. Given the non-renewability of fossil fuels, the task of processing plastic waste into liquid fuels seems to be a promising one. Thermocatalytic conversion is one of the methods that allows obtaining liquid products of the required hydrocarbon range. Clays and clay minerals can be distinguished among possible environmentally friendly, cheap, and common catalysts. The moderate acidity and the presence of both Lewis and Brønsted acid sites on the surface of clays favor heavier hydrocarbons in liquid products of reactions occurring in their pores. Liquids produced with the use of clays are often reported as being in the gasoline and diesel range. In this review, the comprehensive information on the thermocatalytic conversion of plastics over clays obtained during the last two decades was summarized. The main experimental parameters for catalytic conversion of plastics according to the articles’ analysis, were the reaction temperature, the acidity of modified catalysts, and the catalyst-to-plastic ratio. The best clay catalysts observed were the following: bentonite/spent fluid cracking catalyst for high-density polyethylene (HDPE); acid-restructured montmorillonite for medium-density polyethylene (MDPE); neat kaolin powder for low-density polyethylene (LDPE); Ni/acid-washed bentonite clay for polypropylene (PP); neat kaolin for polystyrene (PS); Fe-restructured natural clay for a mixture of polyethylene, PP, PS, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and polyethylene terephthalate (PET). The main problem in using natural clays and clay minerals as catalysts is their heterogeneous composition, which can vary even within the same deposit. The serpentine group is of interest in studying its catalytic properties as fairly common clay minerals.

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Production of light hydrocarbons from pyrolysis of heavy gas oil and high density polyethylene using pillared clays as catalysts

Cited by 27 publications

References 24 publications

Catalytic Pyrolysis of Waste Engine Oil over Y Zeolite Synthesized from Natural Clay

Catalytic Pyrolysis of Waste Engine Oil over Y Zeolite Synthesized from Natural Clay

Research Trends on Pillared Interlayered Clays (PILCs) Used as Catalysts in Environmental and Chemical Processes: Bibliometric Analysis

Thermocatalytic Conversion of Plastics into Liquid Fuels over Clays

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