Hydrocracking Plastic Mixtures into Xylene (or BTX) Chao Wang, Johns Hopkins University Team Members: Michael Tsapatsis (JHU) We target catalytic upcycling of end-of-life hydrocarbon plastics into value-added, liquid aromatic chemicals such as benzene, toluene and xylene (BTX). Total Project Cost: $1M Length 18 mo. Project Vision Award #: DE-AR0001362 (2/23/2021 - present)
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Hydrocracking Plastic Mixtures into Xylene (or BTX)Chao Wang, Johns Hopkins UniversityTeam Members: Michael Tsapatsis (JHU)
We target catalytic upcycling of end-of-life hydrocarbon plastics into value-added, liquid aromatic chemicals such as benzene, toluene and xylene (BTX).
Total Project Cost: $1MLength 18 mo.
Project Vision
Award #: DE-AR0001362(2/23/2021 - present)
The Concept
▸ Chemical recycling of HDPE has been extensively studied
– Thermal pyrolysis– Light hydrocarbons/broad
distributions
▸ #3-7 plastic mixtures represents one of the cheapest plastic waste stream
– PVC (#3), LDPE (#4), PP (#5), PS (#6) and others (#7, including acrylic, polycarbonate, polylactide, etc.)
▸ Possible valuable products from depolymerization of plastics
The gl obal mar ket f or benzene, xyl ene and t ol uene seems t o be hi ghl y f r agment ed wi t h t he U. S. i n t he dr i vi ng seat . As i a- Paci f i c i s pr oj ect ed t o be t he f as t es t gr owi ng gl obal expor t er wi t h Sout h Kor ea l eadi ng t he pack. Some of t he key pl ayer s i ncl ude:
● BP● Chevr on● Exxon Mobi l● Chi na Nat i onal Pet r ol eum Cor p. ( CNPC)● For mosa Pl as t i cs Gr oup ( FPG)● ConocoPhi l l i ps● JX Hol di ngs● Fl i nt Hi l l s Resour ces● t he I neos Gr oup● Saudi Bas i c I ndus t r i es Cor p. ( SABI C)● DOW Chemi cal s● Royal Dut ch Shel l● SI NOPEC● LG Chem. Lt d.● Lot t e Chemi cal
sour ce: ht t ps : / / www. t r anspar encymar ket r esear ch. com/ benzene- xyl ene-t ol uene. ht ml