Advanced chemical recycling of mixed plastics for monomer recovery

混合塑料的先进化学回收用于单体回收

• 批准号: DP220102622
• 负责人: Prof Adam Lee
• 金额: $ 30.6万
• 依托单位: Griffith University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2023-03-20 至 2026-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP220102622
• 关键词: Advanced; chemical; recycling; mixed; plastics

This project aims to develop innovative catalytic routes to the chemical recycling of mixed plastics for recovery of their molecular building blocks. Plastic pollution poses a significant threat to the Australian ecosystem. Efficient recycling technologies are urgently needed as Australia only recycles ~4% of its 3.4 million tons of mixed waste plastics. This project expects to design highly efficient catalysts for the stepwise breakdown of mixed polyolefin plastics into monomers for the subsequent manufacturing of virgin plastics in a circular economy, and to elucidate fundamental underpinning reaction mechanisms. Outcomes will stimulate the Australian waste plastic recycling industry, and minimise plastic accumulation in the environment.

该项目旨在开发创新的催化途径，用于混合塑料的化学回收，以回收其分子构建块。塑料污染对澳大利亚的生态系统构成了重大威胁。澳大利亚340万吨的混合废塑料中，只有4%被回收利用，因此迫切需要高效的回收技术。本项目希望设计出高效的催化剂，将混合聚烯烃塑料逐步分解成单体，用于随后在循环经济中制造原生塑料，并阐明基本的支撑反应机制。结果将刺激澳大利亚废塑料回收行业，并尽量减少塑料在环境中的积累。