TY - JOUR
T1 - Gas production by steam gasification of polypropylene/biomass waste composites in a dual-bed reactor
AU - Parparita, Elena
AU - Uddin, Md Azhar
AU - Watanabe, Taichi
AU - Kato, Yoshiei
AU - Yanik, Jale
AU - Vasile, Cornelia
PY - 2015/10/1
Y1 - 2015/10/1
N2 - Polypropylene/biomass waste composites and their constituents were gasified with steam by a two-stage process, in a dual-bed microreactor for the production of fuel gases. Gasification experiments were carried out at 700 °C gasification temperature in absence and presence of Fe2O3/CeO2 catalyst. The gases produced during the process were mainly H2, CO, CO2, CH4, and some light hydrocarbons. The use of Fe2O3/CeO2 catalyst in the steam gasification of plastic, biomasses, and plastic/biomass composites resulted in the increase in production of gaseous products, indicating that the catalyst accelerated the gasification rate. Moreover, a synergistic effect of combining plastics with biomass was observed since the amount of H2 production increased in the case of PP/biomass composites compared to the added contribution of production of H2 from the individual components.
AB - Polypropylene/biomass waste composites and their constituents were gasified with steam by a two-stage process, in a dual-bed microreactor for the production of fuel gases. Gasification experiments were carried out at 700 °C gasification temperature in absence and presence of Fe2O3/CeO2 catalyst. The gases produced during the process were mainly H2, CO, CO2, CH4, and some light hydrocarbons. The use of Fe2O3/CeO2 catalyst in the steam gasification of plastic, biomasses, and plastic/biomass composites resulted in the increase in production of gaseous products, indicating that the catalyst accelerated the gasification rate. Moreover, a synergistic effect of combining plastics with biomass was observed since the amount of H2 production increased in the case of PP/biomass composites compared to the added contribution of production of H2 from the individual components.
KW - Biomass
KW - Composites
KW - Gasification
KW - Polypropylene
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U2 - 10.1007/s10163-014-0308-0
DO - 10.1007/s10163-014-0308-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84921358529
VL - 17
SP - 756
EP - 768
JO - Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management
JF - Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management
SN - 1438-4957
IS - 4
ER -