Abstract
A new technology, ChemPren, is being developed based upon the catalytic conversion of mixed, waste plastics from municipal waste sites to valuable chemicals and fuel. ChemPren provides a sustainable, clean energy solution to society's challenge of addressing the 100+ million tons of waste plastic generated in the world, annually. Currently only 7% is recycled, with the remaining 93+ million being discarded to landfills or burned without energy generation. Proof of concept studies have been completed in converting mixed plastic to basic chemicals and fuel. ChemPren technology involves the fluid bed cracking of mixed plastic with a modified ZSM-5 catalyst at about 1000 F. This paper will report on recently obtained intrinsic kinetic results using the Temporal Analysis of Products Reactor, the impact of catalyst modifiers and the role of hydrogen feed source additives.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts |
| State | Published - 2011 |
| Event | 241st ACS National Meeting and Exposition - Anaheim, CA, United States Duration: Mar 27 2011 → Mar 31 2011 |