Simple pyrolysis of polystyrene into valuable chemicals
Overuse of polymer products has led to severe environmental problems, which are threatening survival of creatures on earth. It is urgent to tackle enormous polymer wastes with proper cycling methods. Pyrolysis of polymers into high-value chemicals and fuels is displaying great potential to address t...
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doaj-8f301412a8a8470ead08e61c9b9d892d2021-10-03T07:42:31ZengDe Gruytere-Polymers1618-72292021-06-0121142843210.1515/epoly-2021-0037Simple pyrolysis of polystyrene into valuable chemicalsLu Chao0Xiao Hang1Chen Xi2Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, United States of AmericaSchool of Chemical Engineering, Department of Process Equipment and Control Engineering, Northwest University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710069, ChinaDepartment of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, United States of AmericaOveruse of polymer products has led to severe environmental problems, which are threatening survival of creatures on earth. It is urgent to tackle enormous polymer wastes with proper cycling methods. Pyrolysis of polymers into high-value chemicals and fuels is displaying great potential to address the white pollution issue. In this study, we focus on chemical recycling of polystyrene, an important polymer in our everyday life, into valuable chemicals through simple pyrolysis strategy under nitrogen protection. It is found that yield of liquid product from polystyrene pyrolysis achieves as high as 76.24%, and there exists single component in the liquid product, which has been identified as styrene through hydrogen nuclear magnetic resonance spectra. Moreover, we propose monomer dissociation mechanism to explain the pyrolysis process of polystyrene based on the structure of polystyrene and experimental results.https://doi.org/10.1515/epoly-2021-0037polystyrenepyrolysisstyrene monomerdissociation mechanismchemical recycling |
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Simple pyrolysis of polystyrene into valuable chemicals |
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e-Polymers |
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Overuse of polymer products has led to severe environmental problems, which are threatening survival of creatures on earth. It is urgent to tackle enormous polymer wastes with proper cycling methods. Pyrolysis of polymers into high-value chemicals and fuels is displaying great potential to address the white pollution issue. In this study, we focus on chemical recycling of polystyrene, an important polymer in our everyday life, into valuable chemicals through simple pyrolysis strategy under nitrogen protection. It is found that yield of liquid product from polystyrene pyrolysis achieves as high as 76.24%, and there exists single component in the liquid product, which has been identified as styrene through hydrogen nuclear magnetic resonance spectra. Moreover, we propose monomer dissociation mechanism to explain the pyrolysis process of polystyrene based on the structure of polystyrene and experimental results. |
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polystyrene pyrolysis styrene monomer dissociation mechanism chemical recycling |
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