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A Facile Route to Catalytic Degradation of Polystyrene over Zeolite and Barium Carbonate

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2024.31786
Mukta Das
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail-1902, Bangladesh
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2972-3785
Nazia Ahsan
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail-1902, Bangladesh
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0654-5472
Md A.B.H. Susan
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0752-1979
Atek Reza
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0981-9285
Mohammed Jalalah
Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Najran University, P.O. Box: 1988, Najran-11001, Saudi Arabia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6828-3874
Md. A. Rashed
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail-1902, Bangladesh
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4953-4276
Sharmin Sultana
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail-1902, Bangladesh
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6292-5840
Ashis K. Sarker
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail-1902, Bangladesh
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5054-9152

Corresponding Author(s) : Ashis K. Sarker

ashis@mbstu.ac.bd

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 36 No. 7 (2024): Vol 36 Issue 7, 2024

Abstract

The present work investigated the catalytic degradation of polystyrene over zeolite and barium carbonate catalysts under heat reflux. The spectroscopic analysis confirmed the formation of alkyl benzene on degradation of polystyrene over both zeolite and BaCO3 catalysts. The thermal stability of the polystyrene products after degradation was found to be lower compared to the pure polystyrene. The crystallinity and morphology of the polystyrene products before and after degradation were also examined using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. In addition, a plausible mechanism of the degradation pathway of polystyrene over zeolite and BaCO3 was elucidated. The degradation of polystyrene over zeolite produced ethyl benzene and cumene with a high selectivity while styrene monomer was obtained in degradation of polystyrene catalyzed by BaCO3.

Keywords

Polystyrene Catalytic degradation Zeolite Barium carbonate Degradation mechanism
Das, M., Ahsan, N., Susan, M. A., Reza, A., Jalalah, M., Rashed, M. A., … Sarker, A. K. (2024). A Facile Route to Catalytic Degradation of Polystyrene over Zeolite and Barium Carbonate. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 36(7), 1650–1656. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2024.31786
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