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Optimization of oil yield from isothermal pyrolysis of waste polystyrene over CuO/Kaolin

Authors: Aminu Bayawa Muhammad, Awwal Mohammed Abdulkarim, Abdullahi Muhammad Sokoto, Mu’azu Musa, Misbahu Ladan Muhammad

Published in: Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management | Issue 4/2023

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Isothermal pyrolysis of waste polystyrene over CuO/kaolin was investigated and optimized for maximum oil yield using Box-Behnken response surface design. The results revealed that the reaction variables affect the yields of the gaseous, liquid and char, respectively. Optimization of the reaction variables predicted an optimal yield of 96.07% at a residence time, heating rate, and catalyst loading of 45 min, 10 °C/min and 30%, respectively in agreement with the validation results of 95.56 ± 1.90%. The physicochemical properties of the oil conformed with petrodiesel properties and could be used as its substitute. The oil has a 84% dominance of benzene,1,1-(1-butenylidene)bis, and the mechanism through which it was formed has been proposed.

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Title: Optimization of oil yield from isothermal pyrolysis of waste polystyrene over CuO/Kaolin
Authors: Aminu Bayawa Muhammad
Awwal Mohammed Abdulkarim
Abdullahi Muhammad Sokoto
Mu’azu Musa
Misbahu Ladan Muhammad
Publication date: 26-05-2023
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management / Issue 4/2023
Print ISSN: 1438-4957
Electronic ISSN: 1611-8227
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-023-01704-w

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