Microwave-assisted synthesis of bifunctional magnetic solid acid for hydrolyzing cellulose to prepare nanocellulose.

The conventional studies on the preparation of nanocellulose used a high concentration of sulfuric acid that is difficult to remove and recover. A biochar-based solid acid with magnetic properties was developed to hydrolyze cellulose to prepare nanocellulose in this work. Two different methods were selected to investigate the properties of the synthesized magnetic carbon-based solid acids.

Jet fuel and hydrogen produced from waste plastics catalytic pyrolysis with activated carbon and MgO.

Catalytic pyrolysis of waste plastics to produce jet fuel and hydrogen using activated carbon and MgO as catalysts was studied. The effects of catalyst to waste plastics ratio experimental temperature, catalyst placement and activated carbon to MgO ratio on the yields and distributions of pyrolysis products were studied. The placement of catalysts played an important role on the catalytic pyrolysis of LDPE, and the pyrolytic volatiles first flowing through MgO and then biomass-derived activated carbon (BAC) could obtain an excellent result to produce H and jet fuel-rich products.