Catalytic Cracking of HDPE Pyrolysis Volatiles over a Spent FCC Catalyst
Barbarias, I.
Artetxe, M.
Arregi, A.
Alvarez, J.
Lopez, G.
Amutio, M.
Olazar, M.
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Barbarias I., Artetxe M., Arregi A., Alvarez J., Lopez G., Amutio M., Olazar M., 2015, Catalytic Cracking of HDPE Pyrolysis Volatiles over a Spent FCC Catalyst, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 43, 2029-2034.
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Abstract

The effect of temperature in the catalytic cracking of HDPE over a spent FCC catalyst on the product distribution has been studied using a two-step reaction system. Thermal pyrolysis of HDPE has been carried out in a conical spouted bed reactor and the volatiles formed (mainly waxes) have been fed in-line into a catalytic fixed bed reactor. An increase in the second stage temperature from 450 °C to 550 °C gives way to an enhancement of cracking reactions, achieving full conversion of waxes at 550 °C. At this temperature, gasoline and light olefins are the main product fractions obtained, with a yield of 52 wt% and 28 wt%, respectively.
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