Recovering waste plastics using shape-selective nano-scale reactors as catalysts

Zheng Zhang; Kinga Gora-marek; Jonathan S. Watson; Jinsen Tian; Matthew R. Ryder; Karolina A. Tarach; Lidia López-pérez; Joaquin Martínez-triguero; Ignacio Melián-cabrera

doi:10.1038/s41893-018-0195-9

Recovering waste plastics using shape-selective nano-scale reactors as catalysts

Zheng Zhang
, Kinga Gora-marek
, Jonathan S. Watson
, Jinsen Tian
, Matthew R. Ryder
, Karolina A. Tarach
, Lidia López-pérez
, Joaquin Martínez-triguero
, Ignacio Melián-cabrera

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Abstract

Waste plastic composed of low-density polyethylene can be converted into a potential new fuel source. This research describes a new nano-scale catalyst with well-defined and uniform surface openings. This material, called Al-SBA-15, is shape-selective, so it uses only one step to generate a gasoline-type product that requires less additional processing compared to that produced by previous catalysts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	39-42
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nature Sustainability
Volume	2
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-018-0195-9
Publication status	Published - 10 Jan 2019

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