Research Article

Catalytic Pyrolysis of Low Density Polyethylene Using Cetyltrimethyl Ammonium Encapsulated Monovacant Keggin Units and ZSM-5

Table 1

Percentage and nature of hydrocarbons with ZSM-5 and CTA-POM.

CatalystCarbon numberNature of hydrocarbonsPercentage
%

ZSM-5C7–C16Saturated (alkanes)32.38
C8–C13Unsaturated (alkenes)49.54
C16–C18Unsaturated (alkynes)9.38
C7–C10Saturated cyclic (cycloalkanes)8.69

POMC8–C13Saturated (alkanes)57.68
C8–C12Unsaturated (alkenes)32.86
C8Saturated cyclic (cycloalkanes)3.02
C7-C8Unsaturated cyclic (cycloalkenes)6.44