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Name: INS to understand the nature of intermediates in the pyrolysis of LDPE using ZSM-5 catalyst

Description: he issue of plastic waste is a global concern, and ?chemical recycling? via plastic pyrolysis offers a viable route towards closing the carbon cycle ? creating new monomers from plastics that would otherwise be created from crude oil and preventing more ?non-recyclable? plastics from being sent to landfill. In this study, we propose to use INS to characterise hydrocarbon species involved at 3 stages of plastic pyrolysis in H-ZSM-5 catalyst. We plan to physically mix low-density polyethylene with the catalyst and measure at room temperature, heat and measure at 270 °C and heat and measure again at 320 °C. These studies would compliment FTIR studies from our lab work, but crucially offer insight into the low frequency region <1500 cm-1 that by IR are obscured by the zeolite framework. This proposal also supports a parallel QENS proposal submitted.

DOI: 10.5286/isis.e.rb2220645

Location: https://data.isis.stfc.ac.uk/doi/STUDY/117408471/

Resository: https://data.isis.stfc.ac.uk

Start date: 2026-07-15 00:00:00 UTC

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