ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

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INS to understand the nature of intermediates in the pyrolysis of LDPE using ZSM-5 catalyst

Abstract: The issue of plastic waste is a global concern, and ?chemical recycling? via plastic pyrolysis offers a viable route towards closing the carbon cycle ? creating new monomers from plastics that would otherwise be created from crude oil and preventing more ?non-recyclable? plastics from being sent to landfill. In this study, we propose to use INS to characterise hydrocarbon species involved at 3 stages of plastic pyrolysis in H-ZSM-5 catalyst. We plan to physically mix low-density polyethylene with the catalyst and measure at room temperature, heat and measure at 270 °C and heat and measure again at 320 °C. These studies would compliment FTIR studies from our lab work, but crucially offer insight into the low frequency region <1500 cm-1 that by IR are obscured by the zeolite framework. This proposal also supports a parallel QENS proposal submitted.

Principal Investigator: Dr Emma Campbell
Local Contact: Dr Ian Silverwood
Experimenter: Dr Simon Kondrat
Experimenter: Professor Andy Beale

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB2220645

ISIS Experiment Number: RB2220645

Part DOI Instrument Public release date Download Link
- TOSCA 15 March 2026 Download
- TOSCA 17 March 2026 Download
10.5286/ISIS.E.RB2220645-3 TOSCA 15 July 2026 Download
- TOSCA 15 July 2026 Download

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

Data format: RAW/Nexus
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Data Citation

The recommended format for citing this dataset in a research publication is as:
[author], [date], [title], [publisher], [doi]

For Example:
Dr Emma Campbell et al; (2023): INS to understand the nature of intermediates in the pyrolysis of LDPE using ZSM-5 catalyst, STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, https://doi.org/10.5286/ISIS.E.RB2220645

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