Williams, PT orcid.org/0000-0003-0401-9326 (2021) Hydrogen and Carbon Nanotubes from Pyrolysis-Catalysis of Waste Plastics: A Review. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 12 (1). pp. 1-28. ISSN 1877-2641
Abstract
More than 27 million tonnes of waste plastics are generated in Europe each year representing a considerable potential resource. There has been extensive research into the production of liquid fuels and aromatic chemicals from pyrolysis-catalysis of waste plastics. However, there is less work on the production of hydrogen from waste plastics via pyrolysis coupled with catalytic steam reforming. In this paper, the different reactor designs used for hydrogen production from waste plastics are considered and the influence of different catalysts and process parameters on the yield of hydrogen from different types of waste plastics are reviewed. Waste plastics have also been investigated as a source of hydrocarbons for the generation of carbon nanotubes via the chemical vapour deposition route. The influences on the yield and quality of carbon nanotubes derived from waste plastics are reviewed in relation to the reactor designs used for production, catalyst type used for carbon nanotube growth and the influence of operational parameters.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2020 This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Plastics; Pyrolysis; Catalyst; Hydrogen; Carbon nanotubes |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemical & Process Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 15 May 2020 10:42 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 22:16 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s12649-020-01054-w |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:160711 |
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