聚乙烯,聚烯和混合物的化学上循环到高价值表面活性剂
Zhen Xu1, Nuwayo Eric Munyaneza1, Qikun Zhang2
1Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
概括
这项研究将聚乙烯 (PE) 和聚烯 (PP) 等塑料废物通过温度梯度溶解和氧化转化为有价值的脂肪酸. 这一过程具有经济可行性,可将塑料循环转化为化学品和表面活性剂.
科学领域:
- 化学工程
- 材料科学
- 可持续的化学
背景情况:
- 塑料废物,特别是聚乙烯 (PE) 和聚烯 (PP),对环境构成重大挑战.
- 脂肪酸是各种工业应用的高价值化学物质.
- 目前的塑料废弃物转化方法往往在效率和经济可行性方面面临限制.
研究的目的:
- 开发一种有效的方法将PE和PP塑料废物转化为脂肪酸.
- 研究塑料废物的化学变化.
- 评估开发的工艺的工业应用的经济可行性.
主要方法:
- 温度梯度热解可控制地将PE和PP降解为.
- 使用酸氧化以产生脂肪酸.
- 脂肪酸的后续加工为表面活性剂.
- 工业规模可行性的技术经济分析.
主要成果:
- 实现了PE和PP的80%转化为脂肪酸,其数量平均摩尔质量分别达到700和670达尔顿.
- 已证明适用于城市塑料废物及其混合物.
- 与PE相比,PP降解产生了更多的油脂和更多的酸性脂肪酸.
- 成功地将脂肪酸转化为高价值的表面活性剂.
- 工业规模的技术经济分析表明没有补贴的经济可行性.
结论:
- 开发的温度梯度热解和氧化工艺为PE和PP塑料废物转化为有价值的脂肪酸和表面活性剂提供了有效的途径.
- 该过程是稳固的,适用于混合城市塑料废物,并且在经济上可用于工业实施.
- 这种方法有助于可持续的废物管理和化学品采购.
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