Few-walled carbon nanotubes derived from shoe waste plastics: Effect of feedstock composition on synthesis, properties and application as CO2 reduction electrodes
Journal of Cleaner Production(2022)
摘要
This work investigates the chemical recycling of shoe waste plastics, i.e. polyurethane (PU) and ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) using a pyrolysis-chemical vapor deposition process over Fe/MgO catalyst. Results suggested PU facilitated highly selective production of few-walled CNTs with small diameters and narrow size distribution while EVA tended to yield multi-walled CNTs. The synergistic interactions between pyrolysis gases components from PU and EVA allowed facile tailoring of CNT size distribution by using either sorted PU and EVA or mixture (EVA/PU) in appropriate ratios. CNTs derived from pure PU or EVA/PU were more suitable in designing effective electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction with Faradaic efficiency of 85–95% and CO current density of >9 mA cm−2. This was because the presence of few-walled CNTs could enhance electrical conductivity and specific surface area without compromising the loading of active materials.
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Waste plastics,Few-walled carbon nanotube,Catalytic pyrolysis,Electrochemical application
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