Can waste eggshell replace commercial zeolites as catalyst for bio-oil production?

• Main Authors: Seah C.C., Habib S.H., Hafriz R.S.R.M., Shamsuddin A.H., Salmiaton A.
• Other Authors: 58123946800
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2024
• Subjects: Bio-oil; Co-pyrolysis; Eggshell catalyst; Empty fruit bunch; High-density polyethene; Catalysts; Fruits; Gas chromatography; High density polyethylenes; Hydrocarbons; Lime; Mass spectrometry; Particle size; Particle size analysis; Pyrolysis; Zeolites; Bio-oils; Commercial zeolite; Copyrolysis; Egg-shell catalysts; Empty fruit bunches; Hydrocarbon content; Polyethene; Zeolite catalyst; ]+ catalyst; Scanning electron microscopy
• Institution: Universiti Tenaga Nasional

The utilisation of calcium oxide (CaO) from waste chicken eggshells, fishbone, and dolomite as a catalyst in the co-pyrolysis of empty fruit bunch (EFB) and high-density polyethene plastic (HDPE) was investigated and compared with existing commercial zeolite catalysts (HZSM-5, NaY, and FCC). In-situ...