Conversion of waste polymers to carbon nanofilaments

NanoF-PoRes（Nano-Filaments from Polymeric Residues）是PRIMA、KWI**Polymers、Soleno和Université de Sherbrooke（UdeS）基于UdeS知识产权（IP）和KWI Polymers的 ** 纳米添加剂分散技术的协同项目。该项目的总体目标是开发 ** 和扩大碳纳米丝合成工艺，其中包括两种新型 ** 热催化反应器配置（自热热解器（ATP）和流体+移动的催化床）** 的研发工作，以及对由此衍生的产品（CNF）作为聚合物添加剂的评价。该工艺基于美国专利 ** 7，794，690碳封存和美国专利申请20，070，253，886，20，050，220，695由 **UdeS拥有。该项目的第一步是调整专利工艺，使用不可回收的聚合物（在垃圾填埋场处理）作为原料生产合成气+液体。用于烃 ** 重整的催化剂基于美国专利申请20，120，273，728，并且需要整合到所提出的 ** 方法中。用于CNF生长的催化剂基于美国专利申请20，090，203，519，并且将适于控制CNF中所含的形状和催化剂%的工艺。项目期间将开发一个1 kg/h CNF合成公斤实验室反应器 ** 和一个处理废物/残留聚合物的ATP反应器，** 合成的CNF将通过KWI专门开发的KFusionTM工艺进行复合，以整合 ** 添加剂。该项目产生的总体增值是，废弃/残留聚合物将被评估为 **CNF，作为添加剂，提高回收聚合物的质量，使KWI回收的复合聚合物将 ** 满足其合作伙伴Soleno的预期规格。

NanoF-PoRes (Nano-Filaments from polymeric residues) is a synergetic project between PRIMA, KWI**Polymers, Soleno and Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS) based on UdeS intellectual property (IP), and the**nano-additive dispersion technology of KWI Polymers. The overall objective of the project is the development**and scale-up of a carbon nanofilaments (CNF) synthesis process, which includes R&D work on two novel**thermocatalytic reactors configurations (an auto-thermal pyrolyzer (ATP) and a fluid+mobile catalytic bed)**and the evaluation of the so-derived product (CNF) as a polymers additive. The process is based on US patent**7,794,690 on Carbon sequestration and US patents applications 20,070,253,886, 20,050,220,695 owned by**UdeS. The first step of the project is to adapt the patented process to use non-recyclable polymers (which are**disposed in landfills) as raw materials to produce the synthetic gas+liquid. The catalyst for the hydrocarbon**reforming is based on US patent application 20,120,273,728 and needs to be integrated in the proposed**process. The catalyst for CNF growth is based on US patent application 20,090,203,519 and will be adapted to**the process to control the shape and catalyst % contained in the CNF. A 1kg/h CNF synthesis kg-lab reactor**and an ATP reactor processing the waste/residual polymers will be developed during the project and the**synthesized CNF will be compounded by the KFusionTM process developed by KWI specially to integrate**additives. The overall plus-value generated by this project is that waste/residual polymers will be valorised as**CNF, which, as additives, raise the quality of recycled polymers so that KWI recycled composite polymers will**meet the specifications expected by its partner Soleno.