Waste tire derived char supported Ni-Fe catalyst for catalytic thermochemical conversion of wet municipal solid waste
Muhammad Irfan
International Faculty of Applied Technology, Yibin University, Yibin, China
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Aimin Li
School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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Aimin Li, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China.
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Search for more papers by this authorLei Zhang
School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
Search for more papers by this authorJianhua Liu
International Faculty of Applied Technology, Yibin University, Yibin, China
Search for more papers by this authorTanzeel Javaid Aini Farooqi
International Faculty of Applied Technology, Yibin University, Yibin, China
Search for more papers by this authorMuhammad Javid
School of Material Science & Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
Search for more papers by this authorAbdul Rauf
Department of Chemistry, School of Science, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
Search for more papers by this authorMuhammad Irfan
International Faculty of Applied Technology, Yibin University, Yibin, China
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Aimin Li
School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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Aimin Li, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorLei Zhang
School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
Search for more papers by this authorJianhua Liu
International Faculty of Applied Technology, Yibin University, Yibin, China
Search for more papers by this authorTanzeel Javaid Aini Farooqi
International Faculty of Applied Technology, Yibin University, Yibin, China
Search for more papers by this authorMuhammad Javid
School of Material Science & Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
Search for more papers by this authorAbdul Rauf
Department of Chemistry, School of Science, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
Search for more papers by this authorFunding information: National Water Pollution Control and Management Technology Major Projects, Grant/Award Number: 2018ZX07601-004; Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province, Grant/Award Number: 51978123
Summary
Thermochemical conversion technology (pyrolysis/gasification) has been extensively employed for biomass, fossil fuels, and MSW feedstock to transform them into valuable products (gas, oil, and char). Since the practical application of waste tire derived char (WTC) faces uncertainty, the exploitation of WTC's high-value application would significantly impact the overall economy of the waste tire pyrolysis process. Therefore, in this study, WTC was utilized as a support material for developing Ni-Fe-based catalysts (Ni-WTC, Fe-WTC, and Ni-Fe-WTC). The catalyst performance for wet MSW catalytic conversion was studied in a fixed-bed reactor. The results affirmed that the application of catalysts considerably boosted the H2 concentration (29.26% to 38.24%-42.15%), dry gas yield (0.73 to 1.04-1.16 Nm3/kg MSW), and H2 yield (212 to 396-487 mL/g MSW). Meanwhile, the tar content reduced significantly from 9.11% (without catalyst) to 2.15%, (Ni-WTC), 2.83% (Fe-WTC), and 2.47% (Ni-Fe-WTC). The tar analysis indicated that the chemical composition significantly transformed with the application of catalysts. This work successfully suggested that WTCs can be used as an effective and inexpensive support material for developing Ni-based catalysts that can offer greater opportunity toward tar and hydrocarbons catalytic cracking and reforming during MSW conversion.
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