Xu Jinghui, Zhu Lianyi
China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, Changzheng Engineering Co., Ltd., Beijing 101111, China.
ACS Omega. 2023 Sep 20;8(39):36126-36135. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.3c04325. eCollection 2023 Oct 3.
Copyrolysis is a potential method for the collaborative disposal of biomass and plastics. There is an interaction between biomass and plastics during copyrolysis. In this work, a combination of ReaxFF-MD simulation and experimental validation was used to investigate the pyrolysis reaction process of the biomass and plastic, observing the evolution of free radicals at the molecular level and exploring the distribution of pyrolysis products. TG-MS results show that reaction temperature ranges for cellulose and PVC are 296-400 and 267-480 °C, respectively. HCl is the main product of PVC pyrolysis, and mixing with cellulose will reduce the yield of HCl. The ReaxFF method was used to model the pyrolysis of cellulose and PVC. The modeling temperature is much higher than the real reaction temperature, which is attributed to the time scale of picoseconds of ReaxFF-MD modeling. Modeling results show that the yield of HCl of the cellulose/PVC mixture is obviously lower than that of pure PVC. When mixed with cellulose, the HCl release is largely inhibited and more chlorine elements are retained in the pyrolysis hydrocarbon fraction or solid products.
共热解是生物质与塑料协同处置的一种潜在方法。共热解过程中生物质与塑料之间存在相互作用。在这项工作中,采用ReaxFF-MD模拟与实验验证相结合的方法,研究生物质与塑料的热解反应过程,在分子水平上观察自由基的演变,并探索热解产物的分布。热重-质谱结果表明,纤维素和聚氯乙烯的反应温度范围分别为296-400℃和267-480℃。HCl是聚氯乙烯热解的主要产物,与纤维素混合会降低HCl的产率。采用ReaxFF方法对纤维素和聚氯乙烯的热解进行建模。建模温度远高于实际反应温度,这归因于ReaxFF-MD建模的皮秒时间尺度。建模结果表明,纤维素/聚氯乙烯混合物的HCl产率明显低于纯聚氯乙烯。与纤维素混合时,HCl的释放受到很大抑制,更多的氯元素保留在热解烃馏分或固体产物中。