Abstract
The present review is aimed at exploring the field of the catalytic cracking of polyolefins over solid acids, focusing on the role played by the catalysts toward the synthesis of fuels and chemicals as well as on the reaction systems currently used. Initially, conventional solid acids, such as micrometer sized crystal zeolites and silica–alumina, were used to establish the relationship among their activity, selectivity, and deactivation in the polyolefin cracking and the inherent properties of the catalysts (acidity, pore structure); however, the occurrence of steric and diffusional hindrances for entering the zeolite micropores posed by the bulky nature of the polyolefins highlighted the importance of having easily accessible acid sites, either through mesopores or by a high external surface area. This fact led toward the investigation of mesoporous materials (Al-MCM-41, Al-SBA-15) and nanozeolites, which allowed increasing the catalytic activities, especially for the case of polypropylene. Further advan...
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