Valorization of waste tires by pyrolysis and activation processes

González-González, R.B. ; Ruiz Gómez, N. ; Gea, G. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Vazquez-Pinon, M. ; Martinez-Chapa, S.O. ; Caballero, P. ; Mendoza, A.

Resumen: The problems related to the increase in the generation of discarded tires demonstrate the need for profitable, efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable processes for their waste management. In particular, the valorization of pyrolytic solids for energy storage applications is of interest. In this study, four processes were performed: (1) pyrolysis; (2) chemical activation and pyrolysis; (3) pyrolysis and physical activation; and (4) chemical activation, pyrolysis, and physical activation. The process consisting of chemical activation, pyrolysis, and physical activation yielded 52% solid material with the highest electrical conductivity (2.43 O–1 cm–1) and a surface area of 339 m2/g with an average pore size of 3.6 nm. In addition, it was found that pore size had a greater effect on the conductivity than surface area. Liquid and gas fraction compositions were modified by the presence of chemical activation: aromatization reactions were favored, and limonene was not observed in the liquid fraction, while an increase on the CH4 concentration caused an increment in the heating value of the gas fraction. It was demonstrated that chemical and physical activation enhance the properties of the pyrolytic solid product derived from waste tires that make it suitable for the partial substitution of materials for electric energy storage applications. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.3390/app11146342

Año: 2021

Publicado en: Applied Sciences (Switzerland) 11, 14 (2021), 6342 [17 pp]
ISSN: 2076-3417

Factor impacto JCR: 2.838 (2021)

Categ. JCR: PHYSICS, APPLIED rank: 76 / 161 = 0.472 (2021) - Q2 - T2
Categ. JCR: ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY rank: 39 / 92 = 0.424 (2021) - Q2 - T2
Categ. JCR: CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY rank: 100 / 179 = 0.559 (2021) - Q3 - T2
Categ. JCR: MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY rank: 218 / 344 = 0.634 (2021) - Q3 - T2

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 3.7 - Engineering (Q2) - Materials Science (Q2) - Chemical Engineering (Q2) - Computer Science (Q2) - Physics and Astronomy (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.507 - Computer Science Applications (Q2) - Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes (Q2) - Engineering (miscellaneous) (Q2) - Materials Science (miscellaneous) (Q2) - Process Chemistry and Technology (Q2)

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Ingeniería Química (Dpto. Ing.Quím.Tecnol.Med.Amb.)