Catalytic co‐pyrolysis of low‐density polyethylene (LDPE) and lignin for jet fuel range hydrocarbons over activated carbon catalyst

International Journal of Energy ResearchVolume 46, Issue 13 p. 18529-18539 RESEARCH ARTICLE Catalytic co-pyrolysis of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and lignin for jet fuel range hydrocarbons over activated carbon catalyst Mengna Bai, Mengna Bai School of Chemistry and Life Science, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorZhiheng Song, Zhiheng Song orcid.org/0000-0002-9150-2836 School of Chemistry and Life Science, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorZheng Yang, Zheng Yang Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Heat Fluid Flow Technology and Energy Application, School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorYizhou Liu, Yizhou Liu Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Heat Fluid Flow Technology and Energy Application, School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorMoriko Qian, Moriko Qian Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Richland, Washington, USASearch for more papers by this authorRongge Zou, Rongge Zou Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Richland, Washington, USASearch for more papers by this authorHanwu Lei, Hanwu Lei Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Richland, Washington, USASearch for more papers by this authorYayun Zhang, Yayun Zhang State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorErguang Huo, Corresponding Author Erguang Huo huoerguang@126.com orcid.org/0000-0001-9877-8037 Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Heat Fluid Flow Technology and Energy Application, School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Richland, Washington, USA Correspondence Erguang Huo, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Heat Fluid Flow Technology and Energy Application, School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. Email: huoerguang@126.comSearch for more papers by this author Mengna Bai, Mengna Bai School of Chemistry and Life Science, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorZhiheng Song, Zhiheng Song orcid.org/0000-0002-9150-2836 School of Chemistry and Life Science, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorZheng Yang, Zheng Yang Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Heat Fluid Flow Technology and Energy Application, School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorYizhou Liu, Yizhou Liu Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Heat Fluid Flow Technology and Energy Application, School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorMoriko Qian, Moriko Qian Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Richland, Washington, USASearch for more papers by this authorRongge Zou, Rongge Zou Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Richland, Washington, USASearch for more papers by this authorHanwu Lei, Hanwu Lei Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Richland, Washington, USASearch for more papers by this authorYayun Zhang, Yayun Zhang State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorErguang Huo, Corresponding Author Erguang Huo huoerguang@126.com orcid.org/0000-0001-9877-8037 Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Heat Fluid Flow Technology and Energy Application, School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Richland, Washington, USA Correspondence Erguang Huo, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Heat Fluid Flow Technology and Energy Application, School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. Email: huoerguang@126.comSearch for more papers by this author First published: 09 August 2022 https://doi.org/10.1002/er.8466Citations: 1 Funding information: Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive, Grant/Award Numbers: 2016-67021-24533, 2018-67009-27904; Jiangsu Province College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program Funding Project, Grant/Award Number: 202110332066Y; National Natural Science Foundation of China, Grant/Award Number: 52106023; Natural Science Foundation of Higher Education of Jiangsu Province, Grant/Award Numbers: 21KJB150033, 21KJB470010; Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, Grant/Award Number: BK20210859; Open Fund of the Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Low-grade Energy Utilization Technologies and Systems, Ministry of Education of China, Grant/Award Number: LLEUTS-202121; Science and Technology Planning Project of Suzhou, Grant/Award Number: SNG2021032 Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Summary The catalytic conversion of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and lignin over activated carbon into jet fuel range hydrocarbons was studied. A fixed bed furnace was used to investigate the impacts of temperature, LDPE to lignin ratio, and catalyst to feedstock ratio on the composition of bio-oils, and up to 100 area% jet fuel range hydrocarbons can be acquired from the catalytic co-pyrolysis of LDPE and lignin. The results showed that the activated carbon has an excellent catalytic performance to convert LDPE and lignin into jet fuel range hydrocarbons. The properties of activated carbon catalyst were characterized by nitrogen gas adsorption, Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, and scanning electron microscope. There is a synergistic effect between the higher pyrolysis temperature and the acid sites of activated carbon on the dissociation and conversion of alkanes to form the aromatics. In addition, the yield of jet fuel range hydrocarbons could be enhanced by the synergistic effect of LDPE on the catalytic conversion of lignin. This work provided an environment friendly, economical, convenient, simple, and effective route to acquire jet fuel range hydrocarbons from daily waste plastics and biomass. Volume46, Issue1325 October 2022Pages 18529-18539 RelatedInformation