Benzene used as solvent to study plastic depolymerization.docx
1. Benzene used as solvent to study plastic depolymerization
Study Sample Ratio System Product Ref
Cat. Cracking Benzene - LDPE 0.02 g/mL
Fixed bed
Reactor, Cat.
Cracking 550 0
C
Gas: 89 mol.%
CH4
Liquid: 99 mol.%
Carbon Number
C4 – C8
(Wong et
al. 2016)
HDO Bio-Oil, Tetralin
5%, Benzene
main Solvent
Benzene 95 %
+ 5% (Tetralin,
Bio oil model
Compound)
Fixed bed
Reactor, Cat.
Cracking 500 0
C
Liquid : Main
product Gasoline
(C5 – C11), 80
mol.%
Gass : Main
Product C1 and C2
(Pujro et al.
2019)
Stability
Thermal
Benzene - Thermal
cracking, 1000
0
C, micro tube
reactor
Conversion < 0.18
in 10 second
reaction time
(Pujro et al.
2019)
Pujro, Richard et al. 2019. “Hydrogen Transfer between Hydrocarbons and Oxygenated Compounds in Coprocessing Bio-Oils in Fluid
Catalytic Cracking.” Energy and Fuels 33(7): 6473–82.
Wong, Syieluing, Norzita Ngadi, Tuan Amran Tuan Abdullah, and Ibrahim Mohammed Inuwa. 2016. “Catalytic Cracking of LDPE
Dissolved in Benzene Using Nickel-Impregnated Zeolites.” Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 55(9): 2543–55.
