Impact of high-pressure torsion on hydrogen production from photodegradation of polypropylene plastic wastes
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| author | Nguyen, Thanh Tam Edalati, Kaveh |
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| contents | Plastic waste entering the environment through landfilling or improper disposal poses substantial risks to ecosystems and human health. Photoreforming is emerging as a clean photocatalytic technology that degrades plastic waste to organic compounds while simultaneously producing hydrogen fuel. This study introduces high-pressure torsion (HPT), a severe plastic deformation (SPD) method, as an innovative technique to enhance the photoreforming of polypropylene (PP) plastic mixed with a brookite TiO2 photocatalyst. Hydrogen production systematically increases with the number of HPT turns, accompanied by the formation of valuable small organic molecules. The enhancement in photocatalytic activity is attributed to strain-induced defect formation in both catalysts and plastics, as well as the creation of catalyst/plastic interphases that enhance charge carrier transport between inorganic and organic phases. These findings reveal a new functional application for SPD in energy conversion and sustainability. |
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| spellingShingle | Impact of high-pressure torsion on hydrogen production from photodegradation of polypropylene plastic wastes Nguyen, Thanh Tam Edalati, Kaveh Materials Science Plastic waste entering the environment through landfilling or improper disposal poses substantial risks to ecosystems and human health. Photoreforming is emerging as a clean photocatalytic technology that degrades plastic waste to organic compounds while simultaneously producing hydrogen fuel. This study introduces high-pressure torsion (HPT), a severe plastic deformation (SPD) method, as an innovative technique to enhance the photoreforming of polypropylene (PP) plastic mixed with a brookite TiO2 photocatalyst. Hydrogen production systematically increases with the number of HPT turns, accompanied by the formation of valuable small organic molecules. The enhancement in photocatalytic activity is attributed to strain-induced defect formation in both catalysts and plastics, as well as the creation of catalyst/plastic interphases that enhance charge carrier transport between inorganic and organic phases. These findings reveal a new functional application for SPD in energy conversion and sustainability. |
| title | Impact of high-pressure torsion on hydrogen production from photodegradation of polypropylene plastic wastes |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.10579 |