Catalytic Pyrolysis of Waste Engine Oil over Y Zeolite Synthesized from Natural Clay

Cheap alumino-silicate materials such as clay materials and Y zeolite were selected for the catalytic pyrolysis of waste engine oil in a fixed bed reactor. A cheaper route of Y zeolite synthesis involving hydrothermal activation of the raw clay and hydrothermal synthesis was employed. X-ray diffract...

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Published in:	Waste and biomass valorization Vol. 12; no. 7; pp. 4157 - 4170
Main Authors:	Osei, Gabriel Kofi, Nzihou, Ange, Yaya, Abu, Minh, Doan Pham, Onwona-Agyeman, B.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2021 Springer Nature B.V Springer
Subjects:	Alkanes Aluminosilicates Aluminum silicates Chemical composition Clay Diesel Engineering Engineering Sciences Environment Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology Fixed bed reactors Fixed beds Fourier transforms Gas chromatography Gasoline Hydrothermal treatment Industrial Pollution Prevention Liquid phases Mass spectroscopy Oil wastes Original Paper Pyrolysis Renewable and Green Energy Scanning electron microscopy Waste Management/Waste Technology X-ray diffraction Yttrium Zeolites Hydrothermal activation Waste engine oil Y zeolite Catalytic pyrolysis Natural clay
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Summary:	Cheap alumino-silicate materials such as clay materials and Y zeolite were selected for the catalytic pyrolysis of waste engine oil in a fixed bed reactor. A cheaper route of Y zeolite synthesis involving hydrothermal activation of the raw clay and hydrothermal synthesis was employed. X-ray diffraction technique, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infra-red, and nitrogen desorption method were used to characterize the intermediate phases formed during the hydrothermal treatment of the clay and the synthesized Y zeolite during the hydrothermal processes. The chemical compositions of the liquid phase of catalytic pyrolysis were characterized by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectroscopy (GC–MS). The results revealed that the alkaline concentration strongly influenced the activation of the raw clay to obtain a useful phase for the subsequent synthesis of the Y zeolite. The synthesis improved the surface area from 29 m 2 /g for the clay to 745 m 2 /g for the zeolite. The catalytic pyrolysis resulted in diesel fractions of 64.8 and 54.7%, respectively for the Y zeolite and the clay. It was observed that the gasoline fractions increased to 20.5 and 19.1%, respectively for the zeolite and the clay. In the diesel fraction, the zeolite selectively improved the yield of the cyclo-alkanes which are key constituents in terms of the quality of diesel. Y zeolite was successfully derived from a natural clay and tested in the pyrolysis of waste engine oil. The synthesis route provides the opportunity to improve the catalytic property of the natural clay. Graphic Abstract
ISSN:	1877-2641 1877-265X
DOI:	10.1007/s12649-020-01282-0