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Degradation and Recycling of Waste Plastics and Polychlorinated Biphenyls Using Copper Oxides and Aqueous Alkaline Solution

Research Project

Project/Area Number 12680561
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 環境保全
Research InstitutionTohoku University

Principal Investigator

AKIYAMA Fuminori  Tohoku University, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Associate Professor, 多元物質科学研究所, 助教授 (00006321)

Project Period (FY) 2000 – 2001
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2001)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥3,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000)
KeywordsWaste Plastics / Pottasium Carbonate / Supercritical Water / Copper(II) Oxide / Poly(vinyl chloride) / Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Benzene / Hydrocarbon / ビフェニロール / トルエン / メタン / ヒドロキシビフェニル
Research Abstract

1. Degradation a and Recycling of Waste Plastics
Since Degradation a of polyethylene or polyethylene terephthalate using a mixture of copper(II) oxide and aqueueous potassium carbonate solution was conducted and it was revealed that the reactions gave a mixture of hydrocarbons in the yields of 1.3 and 22.4 %, respectively, which were lower than the yields obtained by other methods. Therefore, this degradation method was applied to degradation of poly(vinyl chloride), (PVC) following observation being obtained.
(1) Degradation of PVC wtiht aqueous potassium carbonate solution at 500 ℃ gave a mixture of hydrocarbons in the yields of 15 %.
(2) Addition of copper(II) oxide to above stated reaction mixture brought about an increase of the yield of benzene, yield of benzene being 12 %.
(3) Degradation of chars formed from a mixture of PVC and PEG by the present method gave a mixture of hydrocarbons containing lower amounts of benzene.
(4) Main reaction product of the present degradation reaction of PVC is water soluble potassium salts of carbon oxides K_xC_yO_γ. Since chlorine atom of PVC was quantitatively converted to potassium chloride, the present method is considered to be good method for conversion of PVC to harmless materials.
2. Degradation and Recycling of Polychlorinated Biphenyls
Degradation of 4-chlorobiphenyls as a model compound of polychlorobiphenyls (PCB) using potassium carbonate in supercritical water was conducted and following observation were obtained.
(1) Biphenylol, benzen, toluene, methane, and ≧C_2 aliphatic hydrocarbons were obtained.
(2) Addition of copper(II) oxide brought about an increase of benzene yields
(3) Carbon dioxide HCO_3 were obtained as inorganic compounds.
(4) Water soluble compounds were obtained.
(5) Since chlorine atom was quantitatively converted to potassium chloride, this method is considered to be good method of conversion of PCB to harmless compounds.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2001 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2000 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All Other

All Publications (9 results)

  • [Publications] 秋山文紀: "ポリ塩化ビフェニルのモデル化合物4-クロロビフェエニルの超臨界水中での炭酸カリウムを用いる酸化銅(II)存在下または非存在下の分解反応"日本化学会誌. 10号. 595-599 (2001)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 秋山文紀: "石炭およびポリ塩化ビニルからのチャーの酸化銅(II)と炭酸カリウム水溶液による分解"日本化学会誌. 11号. 653-656 (2001)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Fuminori Akiyama: "Degradation of Mixed Char of Poly(vinyl chloride) with Polyethylene Glycol to Give Hydrocarbons by the Reaction with Potassium Carbonate in Supercritical Water"Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn.. 75・4(In press). (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Fuminori Akiyama: "Degradation of 4-chlorobiphenyl as a Model Compound of Polychlorinated Biphenyls with Potassium Carbonate in Supercritical Water"Nippon Kagaku Kaishi. 10. 595-599 (2001)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Fuminori Akiyama: "Degradation of Coals and Chars from Poly(vinyl chloride) with a Mixture of Copper(II) Oxide and Aqueous Potassium Carbonate"Nippon Kagaku Kaishi. 11. 653-656 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Fuminori Akiyama: "Degradation of Mixed Char of Poly(vinyl chloride) with Polyethylene Glycol to Give Hydrocarbons by the Reaction with Potassium Carbonate"Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn.. 75 (in press). (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 秋山文紀: "ポリ塩素化ビフェニルのモデル化合物4-クロロビフェニルの超臨界水中での炭酸カリウムを用いる酸化銅(II)存在下又は非存在下での分解反応"日本化学会誌. 10. 595-599 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 秋山文紀: "石炭およびポリ塩化ビニルからのチャーの酸化銅(II)と炭酸カリウム水溶液による分解"日本化学会誌. 11. 653-656 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Fumio Akiyama: "Degradation of Mixed Char of Poly(vinyl chloride)wit Polyethylene Glycol to Give Hydrocarbons by the Reaction with Potassium Carbonate in Supercritical Water : Formation of Hydrocarbons Containing Lower Amounts of Benzene Accompanied by Formation of water Soluble Potassium Salts of Carbon Oxides"Bull. Chem. Soc. JPN. 75巻4号(印刷中). (2002)

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      2001 Annual Research Report

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