The influence of synergistic effects on the co-pyrolysis behaviour and product distribution of mixed waste plastics
摘要
To address the challenges of efficient, clean processing and resource recovery of waste plastics, this study selected two representative waste polymers-polystyrene (PS) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC)-as research subjects. Firstly, thermogravimetric analysis was employed to systematically investigate the pyrolysis behaviour of both single components (PS, PVC) and their mixed component (PS/PVC). Subsequently, comparative experiments and theoretical thermogravimetric curves confirmed the presence of synergistic effects during co-pyrolysis, with an in-depth analysis of their combined impact on pyrolysis behaviour (pyrolysis characteristics, kinetic parameters, thermodynamic parameters) and product distribution. Findings revealed the termination pyrolysis temperature of PS/PVC co-pyrolysis advanced significantly by 8.7℃,the PS/PVC co-pyrolysis process exhibited an overall positive synergistic effect. Kinetic analysis indicated: PS pyrolysis followed the A3/2 model; PVC pyrolysis comprised two stages, adhering to the A1 and F3 models; PS/PVC co-pyrolysis followed the A3/4 and F3 models, with the activation energy sequence for pyrolysis being PVC > PS/PVC > PS. Thermodynamic analysis indicates the complexity of these reactions increases in the order PVC > PS/PVC > PS. Furthermore, synergistic effects significantly altered the distribution of pyrolysis products. Specifically, the actual gas yield of PS/PVC (40.3%) increased by 8.0% relative to the theoretical value (37.3%), while the actual oil yield (50.0%) decreased by 7.9% compared to the theoretical value (54.3%).