Recovery Of Aluminum Research Articles

Chamotte Clay: A Natural Adsorbent for Separation and Preconcentration of Aluminium

The adsorption behavior of aluminium ions on chamotte clay has been studied in this study. Chamotte clay has been used for the first time for determination of trace levels of aluminium in aqueous solutions. Quantitative adsorption and recovery of aluminium were both rapid and reached an equilibrium in 30 minutes. Aluminium was detected based on the formation of the highly fluorescent Al(III)-morin complex. Two linear calibration graphs were obtained in the range of 0.5-10 µg L-1 and 10-100 µg L-1 with the detection limits of 0.12 µg L-1 and 1.12 µg L-1, respectively. Chamotte clay was characterized by scanning electron microscope coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy techniques. Different isotherm models were evaluated and the results showed that the adsorption study was fitted to Freundlich isotherm and a favorable and multilayer adsorption of aluminium was occurred on the heterogeneous surface of the chamotte clay. Thermodynamic and kinetic parameters of aluminium adsorption were also investigated. Various experimental parameters were optimized and the method has been applied to tap and bottled drinking water samples and quantitative recoveries were obtained. The results demonstrated that the chamotte clay, as a natural clay, was expected to be a promising adsorbent for the determination and preconcentration of the trace levels of analyte in real samples.

Co-operative harmless treatment and neutralization utilization process research of LPG spent caustic coupled chloroaluminate ionic liquid spent catalysts

In the petrochemical industry, due to strong acids and toxic heavy metals, chloroaluminate ionic liquid spent catalysts pose a potential environmental risk. Given the strong alkalinity and high pollution load, the treatment step for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) spent caustic requires adding acid, resulting in significant acid consumption and the risk of secondary pollution. According to the characteristics of these two types of solid waste, the coupling process of LPG spent caustic and chloraluminate ionic liquid waste catalyst is proposed with the goal of resource and harmlessness. The LPG spent caustic and the chloroaluminate ionic liquid spent catalyst are pretreated by precipitation-flocculation and hydrolysis, respectively, after which they are neutralized. The main factors in the pretreatment and neutralization process are systematically examined. Under optimum circumstances, 98 % of the sulfide from LPG spent caustic was removed, 86.8 % of the chemical oxygen requirement was removed, and the oil content in the treated solution was 10 mg/L. The hydrolysis reaction was milder when the hydrolysis media was mixed with the chloroaluminate ionic liquid spent catalyst at a volume ratio of 40:1. By changing the hydrolysis medium, it was confirmed that the neutralizing solution containing sodium chloride had an inhibitory effect on the reaction when reused in the hydrolysis reaction of the spent catalyst. The treated LPG SC and the acidic hydrolysate were neutralized at a volume ratio of 14.8:100.The pH after the reaction was 7, and the recoveries of aluminum and copper ions were 99.99 % and 93.36 %, respectively. The precipitates were calcined at high temperatures, and the characterization of the calcined products confirmed the formation of copper aluminate spinel by XRD, FT-IR, and SEM-EDS. The COD, sulfide, and oil indicators in the neutralization solution meet the tertiary effluent discharge standards of China's National Comprehensive Effluent Discharge Standard (GB 8978-1996). The process eliminates the risk of high sulfide and COD from the LPG SC and recovers the spent catalyst's metal resources. In addition, the whole process has no additional added acid or alkali. A new approach to disposing of these two hazardous wastes (LPG SC and chloroaluminate ionic liquid spent catalysts) for the petrochemical industry is offered.

Straight synthesis of α and γ alumina from kaolin by HCl acid leaching

In this work the preparation of alumina from kaolinite by leaching with hydrochloric acid is studied. Crude kaolin was calcined at 850?C and then leached with 6 M hydrochloric acid at 90?C. Aluminum hydroxide was precipitated by adding 6 M HCl solution to the leaching water. Finally, the precipitated aluminum hydroxide was heated at 1100?C and converted to aluminum oxide. The materials were identified by XRF, XRD and SEM-EDX techniques. The percentage of alumina recovery was determined at different kaolin particle sizes (?200 to ?400 standard Tyler sieve), different times (1, 2, 3 and 4 h), different leaching temperatures (80, 90, 100 and 104?C) and different concentrations of hydrochloric acid (20, 25, 30 and 37%). The phase changes of alumina were also investigated at two calcination temperatures (1100 and 1200?C). The purity of aluminum oxide obtained by this method is about 97% and the percentage of recovery is about 98%. It was observed that the kaolin granulation with dimensions smaller than 75 ?m had no significant effect on the percentage of alumina recovery. It was also found that the percentage of alumina recovery increased with increasing leaching temperature.

The pyrolysis system for aluminum packaging with the highest aluminum recovery efficiency

Recently, to save time, people have often preferred canned food because of its convenience, high nutritional value and safety compared with fast food. This has caused the amount of packaging waste in the world to increase rapidly, becoming one of the major dangers to the global environment. However, governments, environmentalists and scientists were soon aware of the dangers of this type of waste and soon developed improved methods to treat and minimize its impact on the environment. From the achievement of metal recovery in used products, this study also inherited the achievement of metal recovery in nonaluminum packaging products, namely, milk pouches, blisters, softener pouches, snack pounds, toothpaste tubes, and foods containing standing pouches, by pyrolysis. This study aimed to convert food packaging plastic wastes (MFPWs) into raw materials (aluminum and carbon particles) using three combined methods: pyrolysis and mechanical and chemical treatment. This experiment used a fixed-bed reactor in the laboratory to heat plastic packaging waste to obtain a solid fraction at a temperature of 800°C, and the retention time was 30 minutes. Food containing 98.64% of the samples yielded the most desirable results, while the second highest percentage of samples were produced from aluminum toothpaste tubes, for which the product contained 93.24%. Owing to the demand for metal recovery in all industries in general and in the food industry in particular, this research proposes identifying a packaging waste category from which pure aluminum can be recovered most efficiently by pyrolysis technology, and the feasibility of the results obtained will be tested shortly.

Hydrometallurgy recovery of copper, aluminum and silver from spent solar panels

Given the daily increase in the number of spent solar panels scrapped worldwide, these materials can be recycled as value-added heavy-metal products because of their high contents of valuable metals, such as Cu, Ag. Firstly, spent solar panels were soaked in acetone solvent and then split into three parts: glass, silicon and ethyl vinyl acetate. The wafers were dissolved in nitric acid solution to produce a leachate with 16.3, 5.9 and 1.5 g/L Cu, Al and Ag, respectively. With the addition of 35 g/L oxalate, 98.9% Cu was separated from the system in the form of high-purity moolooite, whereas the loss of Al and Ag was less than 1%. In the hydrothermal process, with the addition of 3 g glucose and 30 g/L phosphate and under the reaction condition at 190 °C for 10 h, 98.7% Al can be separated efficiently from the system in the form of AlPO4, and the loss of Ag was less than 0.1%. Finally, almost all of the Ag can be recovered efficiently from the system in the form of chlorargyrite through the introduction of sodium chloride. The results of the study provide a way for the effective recycling of Cu, Al and Ag in spent solar panels.

Investigation on the effective disposal of sludge from a water treatment plant

Abstract Accumulation of water treatment sludge is a major environment problem in the water purification process. Recovery of waste constituents or reuse of sludge is a cost-effective method in handling this environmental dilemma. The present study investigates the suitability of sludge in the production of bricks and recovery of aluminum from the sludge accumulated at the Biyagama drinking water treatment plant (BDWTP) in Sri Lanka. The chemical parameters of total organic carbon, pH, total nitrogen content, total phosphorous content, heavy metals, and cation exchange capacity in samples were analyzed in different turbidity periods. The aluminum recovery was investigated both by acidic and by alkaline leaching processes. A mixing ratio of 3:1 (clay:water treatment sludge) was found to be suitable for manufacturing bricks having compressive strength, efflorescence, and water absorption parameters according to SLS 39:1979. The metal composition of manufactured bricks was compared with clay and water treatment sludge. The environmental impact of current landfilling was estimated by analyzing the leachate of this sludge for COD, NO3-, NO2-, PO43-, free NH3, SO42-, and metals. The heavy metal leachability of manufactured bricks was also analyzed to establish its suitability as an eco-friendly product.

Separation and Recovery of Vanadium, Nickel, and Aluminum from Acid Leaching Solution of Spent Hydrodesulfurization Catalyst by a Solvent Extraction-Oxalic Acid Precipitation Process

Separation and Recovery of Vanadium, Nickel, and Aluminum from Acid Leaching Solution of Spent Hydrodesulfurization Catalyst by a Solvent Extraction-Oxalic Acid Precipitation Process

Recovery of Scandium, Aluminum, Titanium, and Silicon from Iron-Depleted Bauxite Residue into Valuable Products: A Case Study

Bauxite residue is a high-iron waste of the alumina industry with significant contents of scandium, aluminum, and titanium. This study focuses on the recovery of Sc, Al, Ti, and Si from iron-depleted bauxite residue (IDBR) into valuable products. Iron depletion was carried out using reduction roasting followed by low-intensity magnetic separation to enrich bauxite residue in Al, Ti, and Sc and reduce an adverse effect of iron on scandium extraction. Hydrochloric high-pressure acid leaching, aluminum precipitation by saturation of the acid leachate, solvent extraction of scandium using di(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid (HDEHP) and tributyl phosphate (TBP), alkaline leaching of the acid residue with subsequent silica precipitation were used to obtain appropriate selective concentrates. As a result, scandium concentrate of 94% Sc2O3, crude alumina of 93% Al2O3, titanium concentrate of 41.5% TiO2, and white carbon of 77% SiO2 were prepared and characterized. Based on the characterization of the treatment stages and the obtained valuable products, the prospect for the application of the suggested flowsheet was discussed.

Oxidative Leaching of Akpugo Kaolinite for Alumina Recovery and Kinetic Modeling

Oxidative Leaching of Akpugo Kaolinite for Alumina Recovery and Kinetic Modeling

Relationship between thermal dehydroxylation and aluminium extraction from a low-grade kaolinite: Role of clay chemistry and crystallinity

The presented research investigates the impact of clay crystallinity and iron oxide content on thermal dehydroxylation of kaolinite and thus the impact on aluminium dissolution. Two clay samples with different crystallinity and purity levels (designated low-grade for the impurity rich and disordered kaolin, and high grade for the highly crystalline and relatively pure kaolin) underwent thermal treatment from ambient temperature to 850 °C in 50 °C increments, followed by acid digestion to recover aluminium. Infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction were used to characterise the clays after thermal treatment and following acid digestion to gain insights into the chemistry of the process. Lower temperatures were required to achieve complete thermal dehydroxylation for the low-grade kaolin at 450 °C, in comparison to high-grade kaolin, which was complete at 650 °C. Solid-state 27Al Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) highlighted the emergence of Al(IV) at 600 °C and Al(V) at 650 °C, the latter of which corresponded to the complete thermal dehydroxylation of the kaolinite and was the main aluminium species responsible for aluminium dissolution. The iron oxide phases present within the low-grade kaolin resulted in phase transformation to insoluble aluminium spinels at lower temperatures (750 °C), which caused a reduction in the acid solubility of aluminium and iron. However, there were benefits associated with aluminium recovery from the low-grade kaolin, namely, less energy being required to achieve complete thermal dehydroxylation for aluminium dissolution. This finding holds significance for the utilisation of low-grade kaolin by industry, such as for production of new commodities such as high purity alumina.

Recovery of scandium and aluminum from limonitic laterite intermediate product

The discovery of Sc-rich Ni-Co laterite highlights the potential of the extraction of Sc from Ni-Co laterite. In the nitric acid pressure leaching (NAPL) process of treating limonitic laterite, Sc precipitates with Al and concentrates in Sc-bearing Al residue. Thus, this intermediate product becomes an important resource for Sc. This paper presents a combined process to recover Sc and Al from Sc-bearing Al residue, which consists of alkaline leaching, acid leaching and solvent extraction. First, by controlling alkalinity, 94.3% Al was separated from the Sc-bearing Al residue, while 96.8% Sc was enriched in leach residue. Then, the obtained Sc-rich residue was totally leached with sulfuric acid. Moreover, Sc in leach solution was synergistically extracted by 10% Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid (P204) and 5% Tributyl phosphate (TBP). Finally, the co-extracted impurities in the Sc-loaded organic phase were scrubbed by HCl solution, followed by the Sc was stripped with NaOH solution. Sc-bearing Al residue is an advantageous Sc resource, and the proposed process could achieve comprehensive utilization of Sc-bearing Al residue in a facile way.

Characterization and kinetics of alumina leaching from calcined Akpugo kaolinite for potential aluminum recovery

The kinetics study on alumina leaching from calcined Akpugo kaolinite was considered in this study. The shrinking core model and other relevant kinetic models were used for kinetic analysis of the leaching process. The leaching rate increases with increase in acid concentration, temperature, and stirring rate from 45.0 to 81.5% for acid concentrations of 2 M and 10 M, 44.9 – 83.6% for temperatures of 30 °C and 90 °C, and 45.7 – 82.7 % for stirring rates of 90 rpm and 540 rpm; while it decreases with increase in solid/liquid (S/L) ratio and particle diameter from 82.5 to 46.1% for S/L ratios of 20 g/L and 45 g/L and from 83.5 to 45.2% for particle sizes of <75 µm and <425 µm, respectively. The experimental data fitted into the diffusion through the product layer model while surface chemical reaction was established as the rate-determining step. The activation energy was estimated to be 26.40 kJ/mol while the frequency factor was estimated as 19.99 s−1. About 83.1% alumina was recovered from Akpugo kaolinite from the kinetic study while the overall kinetic constant was estimated as 4.253 s−1. Hence, the kinetic models considered were sufficient to analyze the experimental data.

Isothermal Hydrogen Reduction of a Lime-Added Bauxite Residue Agglomerate at Elevated Temperatures for Iron and Alumina Recovery.

The hydrogen reduction of bauxite residue lime pellets at elevated temperatures was carried out to recover iron and alumina from the bauxite residue in a new process route. Prior to the H2 reduction, oxide pellets were initially prepared via the mixing of an industrial bauxite residue with fine calcite powder followed by calcination and high-temperature sintering. The chemical, compositional, and microstructural properties of both oxide and reduced pellets were studied by advanced characterization techniques. It was found that iron in the oxide pellets is mainly in the form of brownmillerite, and calcium–iron–titanate phases, while upon reduction they are converted to wüstite and shulamitite intermediate phases and further to metallic iron. Moreover, it was found that the reduction at lower temperature of 1000 °C is faster than that at higher temperatures of 1100 °C and 1200 °C. The slower rate and extent of reduction at the higher temperatures is attributed to the porosity loss and reduction mechanism change to a diffusion-controlled process step. In addition, it was found that Al-containing phases in the raw materials are converted mainly to gehlenite in sintered pellets and further to the leachable mayenite phase. The alkaline leaching of selected reduced pellets by a sodium carbonate solution yielded up to 87% Al recovery into the solution, while the metallic iron was not affected.

Life cycle assessment of recycling options for automotive Li-ion battery packs

Ramping up automotive lithium-ion battery (LIB) production volumes creates an imperative need for the establishment of end-of-life treatment chains for spent automotive traction battery packs. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is an essential tool in evaluating the environmental performance of such chains and options. This work synthesises publicly-available data to expand upon previously reported LCA studies for LIB recycling and holistically model end-of-life treatment chains for spent automotive traction battery packs with lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide positive electrodes. The study provides an in-depth analysis of unit process contributions to the environmental benefits and burdens of battery recycling options and integrates these with the battery production impacts to estimate the net environmental benefit achieved by the introduction of recycling in the value chain. The attributional LCA model accounts for the whole recycling chain, from the point of end-of-life LIB collection to the provision of secondary materials for battery manufacturing. Pyrometallurgical processing of spent automotive traction battery cells is predicted to have a larger Global Warming Potential (GWP), due to its higher energy intensity, while hydrometallurgical processing is shown to be more environmentally beneficial, due to the additional recovery of lithium as hydroxide. The majority of the environmental benefits arise from the recovery of aluminium and copper fractions of battery packs, with important contributions also arising from the recovery of nickel and cobalt from the battery cells. Overall, the LCA model presented estimates a net benefit in 11 out of 13 environmental impact categories based on the ReCiPe characterisation method, as compared to battery production without recycling. An investigation of the effect of geographic specificity on the combined production and recycling indicates that it is as a key source of GWP impact variability and that the more climate burdening chains offer a significantly higher potential for GWP reductions through battery recycling. The sensitivity analysis carried out shows that impacts related to air quality are higher when recovering lower grade materials. This study provides a quantitative and replicable inventory model which highlights the significance of the environmental benefits achieved through the establishment of circular automotive battery value chains.

Assessment of Amagunze microcline for alumina recovery in nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide solutions and kinetic study

ABSTRACT The leaching of alumina from Amagunze microcline in nitric acid/hydrogen peroxide binary solution was examined in this study. The parameters considered in the study include leaching temperature, hydrogen peroxide concentration, solid/liquid (S/L) ratio and particle size. The leaching rate of alumina increased as the leaching temperature and hydrogen peroxide concentration were increased, and decreased with an increase in S/L ratio and particle size. The experimental data fitted into the chemical reaction model, which was also established as the rate-controlling step. Activation energy was estimated as 16.04 kJ/mol while the Arrhenius constant was estimated as 0.823 s−1. About 88.3 % alumina leaching rate was recorded at the optimum conditions. The overall reaction rate was estimated as 0.3051 s−1. Post-leaching analysis of the residues showed that zircon, illite, quartz and microcline were present. Hence, microcline proved to be a viable source for alumina. The kinetic models used were also sufficient for analyzing the experimental data.

Microstructural evolution during recovery of deformed aluminium—Effect of deformation strain

Recovery takes place during annealing of a deformed metal, releasing some of the stored energy. Many recovery mechanisms have been proposed in the literature and these mechanisms strongly depend on the deformation microstructure. In this work, recent progress in the study of recovery in aluminium is reviewed. In lightly deformed aluminium, subgrain growth (through boundary migration and coalescence) is found to be an important recovery mechanism, whereas in heavily deformed samples, uniform coarsening through Y-junction motion is found to be the dominant recovery mechanism. The kinetics of recovery follows a universal coarsening model for aluminium deformed to both low and high strains, in which the apparent activation energy increases in the course of recovery. Furthermore, a new definition of recovery is suggested to be compatible with observations at both low and high strains.

An approach towards utilization of water-quenched blast furnace slag for recovery of titanium, magnesium, and aluminum

Resource utilization of water-quenched blast furnace slag (BFS) for recovery of valuable metals such as titanium, magnesium, and aluminum are strategic issues for the iron and steel industry's long-term development. This study proposed a sustainable strategy for simultaneous Ti, Mg, and Al extraction from water-quenched BFS using the ammonium sulfate roasting-dilute acid leaching method. The results showed that the roasting reaction was carried out at a roasting temperature of 380 °C, a mass ratio of (NH4)2SO4 to water-quenched BFS of 2.5:1, and a roasting time of 90 min, and the valuable metals were converted into the corresponding sulfates. The roasted slag was then leached by the 1 mol/L sulfuric acid solution, with Ti, Mg, and Al leaching efficiency reaching 95.45%, 98.92%, and 92.32%, respectively. We proposed the mechanism for extracting valuable metals from water-quenched BFS using an ammonium sulfate roasting-dilute acid leaching process based on XRD and SEM-EDS analysis. Furthermore, an efficient separation process for converting Ti, Mg, and Al in the pregnant solution to TiO2, MgC2O4.2H2O, and Al2O3 was developed. The final filtrate was directly evaporated and crystallized to obtain (NH4)2SO4, which can be used in the roasting process, resulting in ammonia and sulfur recycling. The method proposed in this paper can be effectively applied to the extraction, separation, and recovery of Ti, Mg, and Al in water-quenched BFS, which is completely consistent with the concept of clean production and efficient utilization of industrial solid wastes. It is extremely important for the iron and steel industry's long-term production.

Highly-efficient and sequential recovery of rare earth elements, alumina and silica from coal fly ash via a novel recyclable ZnO sinter method

A novel sinter method using ZnO as the activator instead of the conventional Na2CO3/CaCO3, (NH4)2SO4, and K2S2O7 was developed to achieve efficient sequential extraction of rare earth elements (REEs), alumina (Al), and silica (Si) from coal fly ash (CFA). Up to 93.3% Si, 87.1% REEs (70.7% Ce, 82.5% La, 83.2% Gd, 87.1% Nd, 62.3% Dy, and 81.7% Y), and 92.9% Al were extracted from CFA, respectively. Moreover, 93.1% of the ZnO activator was efficiently recycled, and the yield of red mud was only 14.9%. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) results showed that the speciation transformation of Al/Si during CFA/ZnO roasting was as follows: mullite, quartz, amorphous Al2O3, and SiO2 → Zn0.75Al1.5Si1.5O6, kyanite and willemite → gahnite and quartz/cristobalite solid solutions. The change in the REEs occurrence mode hinted at the migration of most REEs in aluminosilicates forms with Si during roasting, and disassociation with Si into the acid-soluble form after alkali leaching. These results indicate that the coupling of Al-Si-REE in CF was broken by this ZnO sinter method, promoting the sequential and efficient extraction of REEs, Al, and Si from CFA. This study provides a green and efficient strategy for element recovery from CFA, substantially reducing residues and favoring REEs concentration.

Spinel Ferrite Transformation for an Efficient Fe Removal from Circulating Fluidized Bed Fly Ash by Carbothermal Reduction at a Low Temperature.

Alumina (Al2O3) extraction from circulating fluidized bed (CFB) fly ash (CFBFA) is one of the most important pathways for value-added utilization. However, in CFBFA, impurity iron (Fe) normally coexists, resulting in complicated separation processes, low Al2O3 extraction efficiency, and substandard Al2O3-based products. How to remove Fe impurity effectively from CFBFA has become an important issue. For an effective Fe removal from CFBFA, spinel ferrite transformation by carbothermal reduction at a low temperature was discussed in the paper. The effects of the reduction temperature and reduction time on the removal efficiency of Fe and the recovery of aluminum (Al) as well as the removal of other metals were systematically investigated, and the transformation mechanisms of Fe-containing phases were investigated by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and a scanning electron microscope–energy dispersive spectrometer. The results showed that Fe in CFBFA was present in the form of weakly magnetic α-Fe2O3, leading to a Fe removal of about 17.1% after magnetic separation; however, the recovery efficiency of Al reached 97.4%. Weakly magnetic hematite (α-Fe2O3) could be converted to strongly magnetic spinel-type ferrite (MFe2O4) after carbothermal reduction at 700 °C for 60 min, and the Fe removal efficiency could reach 62.8% after magnetic separation; however, the recovery of Al was 81.2%, which was decreased compared to the recovery of Al under the condition without carbothermal reduction treatment. However, the carbothermal reduction–magnetic separation process did not have a major effect on the existing form and leaching behavior of Al, Li, and Ga. Simultaneously, it could be observed that some transition metal elements such as Mn, Cr, and so forth could be enriched in spinel-type MFe2O4 and removed after magnetic separation, which also provided a way for transition metal enrichment and extraction of transition metals from other tailings.

A new sustainable strategy for oil, CH4 and aluminum recovery from metallised food packaging plastics waste using catalytic pyrolysis over ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst

Paraffin wax and syngas are the major energy products synthesized by pyrolysis of metallised food packaging plastics waste (MFPW). These pyrolysis products contain a small amount of flammable compounds with negligible economic profit. Within this framework, this work aims to upgrade wax into oil and to increase the yield of flammable gases (e.g., CH4, C2H6, C3H8) in syngas generated during pyrolysis of MFPW using the catalytic pyrolysis process over ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst (10, 30, and 50 wt.%). The thermo-chemical experiments were performed in a semi-batch pyrolysis plant at 600°C. N2, O2, CO2, CO, CH4, and H2 gases generated during the entire process were observed with a digital gas analyser, while FTIR and GC measurements were employed to specify the chemical compounds of the obtained energy products (oil or wax and gases). Finally, aluminium (Al) fraction was separated from the obtained solid product of pyrolysis using leaching process. The results showed that addition of 10 and 30 wt.% of ZSM-5 to the reaction contributed to increase in wax yield from 12% to 19% without a significant effect on its structure. At 50 wt.% of ZSM-5, wax was converted into light hydrocarbon oil abundant in flammable compounds such as p-Xylene (18.2%), Benzene (14.6%), Toluene (7.3%), and o-Xylene (4.7%). Also, GC-MS results revealed that the gas obtained from 50 wt.% batch was rich in CH group (derived from CH4 compound) and Toluene (33%), p-Xylene (27%), Benzene (14.4%). Based on that the catalytic pyrolysis with 50 wt.% ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst is considered to be a promising thermo-chemical technology that can be applied at industrial scale to convert MFPW into oil (21%), gas (66%), Al (8.8%), and Al-free char particles (3.12%).