Zhang, Y;
Williams, PT;
(2016)
Carbon nanotubes and hydrogen production from the pyrolysis catalysis or catalytic-steam reforming of waste tyres.
Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis
, 122
pp. 490-501.
10.1016/j.jaap.2016.10.015.
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Abstract
A range of process conditions have been investigated to maximise the production of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and/or hydrogen from waste tyres. A two-stage pyrolysis-catalytic reactor system was used and the influence of catalyst temperature (700, 800 and 900 °C), tyre: catalyst ratio (1:0.5, 1:1 and 1:2) and steam input (water injection 0, 2 and 5 ml h−1) to the second catalyst stage were investigated. The catalyst used was a Ni/Al2O3 catalyst prepared by a wetness impregnation technique. Carbon was deposited on the catalyst surface during pyrolysis-catalysis increasing with increasing catalyst temperature and also increasing as the tyre: catalyst ratio was raised. Examination of the carbon showed it to be composed of largely filamentous type carbons, producing 253.7 mg g−1 tyre of filamentous carbons at a tyre: catalyst ratio of 1:1 and catalyst temperature of 900 °C. A significant proportion of the deposited filamentous carbons were multi-walled carbon nanotubes as shown by transmission electron microscopy characterisation. The introduction of steam to the process enhanced hydrogen production, producing a maximum of 34.69 mmol g−1 tyre at a water injection rate of 5 ml h−1.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Carbon nanotubes and hydrogen production from the pyrolysis catalysis or catalytic-steam reforming of waste tyres |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jaap.2016.10.015 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2016.10.015 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Tyres, Waste, Catalyst, Hydrogen, Carbon nanotubes |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10065522 |
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