Abstract
AbstractAs a sustainable and renewable energy carrier for transition, hydrogen is considered as a key future fuel for the low carbon energy systems. During the past few decades, attention has been given to the conversion of waste materials, including plastics to the production of hydrogen. Studies in this field are of great importance because they resolve numerous problems brought about by plastic waste with other forms of waste. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of the major products of plastic waste which constitutes a major threat to environmental conservation efforts and harms living organism. Phenol has been chosen in this study as a solvent for PET to produce hydrogen because of unwanted liquid product in the bio-oil. This research investigates catalytic steam reforming of phenol with dissolved PET for hydrogen production. The aim of this study was the review of a highly active and stable catalyst for hydrogen production from steam reforming waste products. The analysis of product composition indicated that steam reforming of PET-phenol generally produced a high amount of aliphatic branched-chain compounds, together with a moderate amount of cyclic compounds. The reaction conditions also led to the alkylation of phenol by the reforming products from the PET-phenol solution with and without the catalyst. In conclusion, this study explored new ways to use l product derived from waste plastic materials. It provides a promising clean technology, which employed polyethylene terephthalate waste dissolved in phenol (as a solvent) for hydrogen production.
Highlights
The USS light motor vehicle marine is above 225 million, daily travelling of above 7 billion miles, and regular consumption of 8 million barrels of oil [1]
The power generated from hydrogen fuel cells and hydrogen-fueled turbines has the capacity to deliver a clean resource of energy production
For the commercialization of hydrogen production, pyrolysis and gasification are perceived as the greatest average-term knowledge from biomass; biomass gasification is a research and development area that is shared between hydrogen and biofuels production
Summary
The USS light motor vehicle marine is above 225 million, daily travelling of above 7 billion miles, and regular consumption of 8 million barrels of oil [1]. The power generated from hydrogen fuel cells and hydrogen-fueled turbines has the capacity to deliver a clean resource of energy production. Fossil fuels needhigh inputs of energy throughout the process which yield a high amount of CO2 due to high temperatures This becomes increasingly important considering the nearby hydrogen-based alternate feedstocks [4]. Fuel cells is a new way to harness worldwide energy They are ecologically noiseless, clean, and effective capable devices for electrical power production which use H2 as their feed source. Biomass and biomass waste to produce H2 is a way to reduce fossil fuels usage Because methods such as steam reforming of bio-oils, enzymatic decomposition of sugars, and gasification travail from small hydrogen generation ratios and multipart treating desires, conversion of biomass to hydrogen remains a challenge. Different safetyrelevant attributes of H2 and other fuels are revealed
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