Valorisation of Waste Tires by Pyrolysis over a FCC Catalyst in a Conical Spouted Bed Reactor

Abstract

A commercial FCC catalyst based on a zeolite active phase has been used to perform the valorisation of waste tires by in situ catalytic pyrolysis. The process has been carried out in a conical spouted bed reactor provided by a continuous feeding system. The catalyst has been subjected to a steaming treatment in order to maximize diesel fraction. High diesel (50.5 wt %) and char (35 wt %) yields are obtained, together with low gas (0.6 wt %) and gasoline (13.9 wt %) fractions. The obtained liquid is highly aromatic, which is formed at the expense of the non-aromatic gasoline fraction.