Catalytic pyrolysis of sugarcane bagasse by zeolite catalyst for the production of multi-walled carbon nanotubes

ABOUL-ENEIN Ateyya A.; AWADALLAH Ahmed E.; EL-DESOUKI Doaa S.; ABOUL-GHEIT Noha A.K.

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ABOUL-ENEIN Ateyya A., AWADALLAH Ahmed E., EL-DESOUKI Doaa S., ABOUL-GHEIT Noha A.K.. Catalytic pyrolysis of sugarcane bagasse by zeolite catalyst for the production of multi-walled carbon nanotubes[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2021, 49(10): 1421-1434. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(21)60127-5

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ABOUL-ENEIN Ateyya A., AWADALLAH Ahmed E., EL-DESOUKI Doaa S., ABOUL-GHEIT Noha A.K.. Catalytic pyrolysis of sugarcane bagasse by zeolite catalyst for the production of multi-walled carbon nanotubes[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2021, 49(10): 1421-1434. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(21)60127-5

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ABOUL-ENEIN Ateyya A., AWADALLAH Ahmed E., EL-DESOUKI Doaa S., ABOUL-GHEIT Noha A.K.. Catalytic pyrolysis of sugarcane bagasse by zeolite catalyst for the production of multi-walled carbon nanotubes[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2021, 49(10): 1421-1434. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(21)60127-5

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Catalytic pyrolysis of sugarcane bagasse by zeolite catalyst for the production of multi-walled carbon nanotubes

doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(21)60127-5

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Process Development Division, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Cairo 11727, Egypt
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EPRI-Nanotechnology Center, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Cairo 11727 , Egypt

Funds: The project was supported by the Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF) in Egypt (34830).

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Corresponding author: E-mail: ateyya_epri2007@yahoo.com
Received Date: 2021-03-17
Rev Recd Date: 2021-05-14

Available Online: 2021-07-16

Publish Date: 2021-10-30

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Recently, the disposal of waste by beneficial and environmentally friendly methods has attracted great attention. In this work, we have studied the production of high-value carbon nanotubes (CNTs) which have remarkable applications by catalytic pyrolysis of sugarcane bagasse (SCB) as an agricultural waste using a two-stage process. Various reaction factors including the effects of zeolite types (HZSM-5, HMOR, and HY), pyrolysis temperatures (450−700 °C), and SCB/ZSM-5 ratios (3−12) on SCB pyrolysis were investigated to generate CNTs from pyrolysis products. A Co-Mo/MgO catalyst was used for growing CNTs via the decomposition of pyrolysis products. The morphological structure and quality of CNTs were characterized using TEM and Raman spectroscopy, while the fresh Co-Mo/MgO catalyst was characterized by XRD and TPR analyses. The results showed that zeolite type, pyrolysis temperature, and SCB/ZSM-5 ratio had significant effects on the CNTs yield. The optimum carbon yield (24.9%) was achieved using the HZSM-5 catalyst at the pyrolysis temperature of 500 °C and with the SCB/ZSM-5 ratio of 6. TEM observations confirmed the growth of bamboo-like carbon nanotubes (BCNTs) and carbon nano-onions (CNOs) in different proportions according to the reaction parameters. Also, CNTs with the largest diameter distribution range (7−76 nm) were produced using the SCB/ZSM-5 ratio of 6. Raman spectra demonstrated the production of high-quality CNTs under all studied conditions.
- carbon nanotubes,
- Co-Mo/MgO,
- pyrolysis,
- sugarcane bagasse,
- ZSM-5 zeolite

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