%0 Journal Article
%T CATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF WATER SACHET WASTE (LPDE) USING MESOPOROUS SILICA KIT-6 MODIFIED WITH 12-TUNGSTOPHOSPHORIC ACID
%A M. A. Usman
%A T. O. Alaje
%A V. I. Ekwueme
%A T. E. Adekoya
%J Petroleum and Coal
%D 2012
%I Slovnaft V?RUP
%X The work investigated the feasibility of the catalytic degradation of water sachet waste (which is a low density polyethylene) to produce valuable chemicals using 12-tungstophosphoric acid (HPA) and 12-tungstophosphoric acid supported on KIT-6 as catalysts. The reaction was carried out at 400ˇăC for 30 minutes at atmospheric pressure. The gas and liquid products obtained were analyzed using a gas chromatograph. For the liquid product using HPA-KIT-6, about 69 mol% of fractions between C10-C17 (kerosene fraction) was obtained; 32 mol% of which was C16 fraction while for the gas product 93 mol% propane fraction was obtained. A low amount of gas (mainly C3 fraction) resulted from the reaction using HPA-KIT-6 while cracking over HPA gave high yield of gas product (C2 and C3 fractions). Catalytic degradation using HPA/KIT-6 is therefore a promising route for obtaining valuable fuels and petrochemicals while at the same time reducing the environmental problems arising from water sachet waste.
%K Water sachet waste (LPDE)
%K KIT-6
%K catalytic degradation
%K HPA
%K kerosene
%K propane.
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