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. 2023 Aug 2;10(9):nwad207. doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwad207

Table 5.

Brief introduction of catalytic cracking of polyolefin pyrolysis oil.

Feeds Conditions Outputs References
HEPE wax Catalyst: HZSM-5 zeolite
Temperature: 550oC
C2–C3 olefins:62.9 wt.%, ethylene: 10.6 wt.%, propylene: 35.6 wt.%, butene: 16.7 wt.% [95]
Pyrolysis oil of polyolefin wastes Catalyst: FCC equilibrium catalyst
Temperature: 520oC
Ethylene:3.9 wt.%, propylene: 15.5 wt.%, gasoline: 30.5 wt.% [96]
HEPE wax Catalyst: FCC equilibrium catalyst
Temperature: 500–560oC
Naphtha:23.8–31.1 wt.%, LPG fractions: 13.7–18.1 wt.% [97]
HDPE waxes (20 wt.%) and VGO Catalyst: FCC equilibrium catalyst
Temperature: 500–560oC
Catalyst to oil mass ratio: 3–7 gcat/gfeed−1
Contact time: 6 s
Ethylene: 0.8–4.5 wt.%, propylene: 3.1–6.7 wt.% [98]
PE, PP waxes and HVGO* Catalyst: FCC equilibrium catalyst
Temperature: 525oC
Catalyst to oil mass ratio: 12 gcat/gfeed−1
Contact time: 6 s
For PE wax, ethylene: 1.7–2.0 wt.%, propylene: 7.1–10.2 wt.%, liquid org. phase: 48.9–53.9 wt.%.
For PE wax and HVGO, ethylene: 1.8–2.1 wt.%, propylene: 7.1–10.8 wt.%, liquid org. phase: 49.9–52.9 wt.%
For PP wax, ethylene: 1.2–2.1 wt.%, propylene:4.3–9.5 wt.%, liquid org. phase: 50.7–67.6 wt.%
For PP wax and HVGO, ethylene: 1.7–1.9 wt.%, propylene: 5.4–9.1 wt.%, liquid org. phase: 52.9–56.9 wt.%
[99]

*HVGO is the abbreviation of vacuum gas oil.