CATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF POLYETHYLENE TO GAS OIL USING SYNTHESIZED CLAY BASED COPPER MODIFIED CATALYST

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dc.contributor.authorBabatunde, Esther Olubunmi
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-21T13:07:18Z
dc.date.available2022-02-21T13:07:18Z
dc.date.issued2015-08-01
dc.description.abstractIn this study local clay was pretreated, characterized, modified and used as catalyst for the degradation of low density polyethylene (LDPE). The raw clay was thermally treated at 800C for 4 h in a furnace which was later modified by incorporating copper into it through impregnation method. The functionalities of the catalyst were determined based on their characterization. X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared, scanning electron microscope, X-ray florescence and surface area determination were done for both the raw clay and modified catalysts. Characterization of the catalysts revealed that the interaction between CuO/clay formed a synergistic mixed oxides and this is an important factor to its activity. The product obtained was analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy and the product was mainly composed of hydrocarbons in the carbon range C16-C25 which is the hydrocarbon range of gas oil (diesel) fraction. also the data obtained showed that that that at catalyst loading of 1.0 g of polyethylene feed-stock and reaction temperature of 250c, the yield of gas oil was 50.22%. The catalyst was easily separated from the product mixture.en_US
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dc.identifier.citation1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/7608
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY MINNAen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries2;19-27
dc.subjectDegradationen_US
dc.subjectpolyethyleneen_US
dc.subjectimpregnationen_US
dc.subjectCharacterizationen_US
dc.subjectGas oilen_US
dc.titleCATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF POLYETHYLENE TO GAS OIL USING SYNTHESIZED CLAY BASED COPPER MODIFIED CATALYSTen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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