Basic Information
Priority scientific development area. 1) Ecology, environment and rational use of natural resources
Specialized research area: 9. Processing and disposal of industrial and household waste.
Scientific Supervisor of the Project / Program: Akhmetova Firuza, PhD, Senior Lecturer
Implementation period, duration in months. 27.02.2025–31.12.2027, duration – 35 months.
The total amount of funding, and by year: 294303,18 thousand KZT
2025 – 9 980, 840 thousand KZT;
2026 – 9 694, 739 thousand KZT;
2027 – 9 754, 739 thousand KZT.
Objects of research, development or design:
Polymer waste
Composite catalysts based on natural zeolite
Liquid distillate products obtained as a result of thermocatalytic hydrogenation
The process of thermocatalytic treatment
The purpose of the project / program:
Development of composite catalysts based on natural zeolite for recycling of waste polymers.
Members of the research team::
| № п/п | Full Name | Project executors | Scopus Author ID | ORCID |
| 1 | Akhmetova Firuza | Project Leader, PhD, Senior Lecturer | 57211321422 | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8869-3053 |
| 2 | Aubakirov Yermek | Scientific Consultant, Doctor of chemical Sciences, Professor | 55447002200 | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5405-4125 |
1) Development of technology and raw material base for processing polymer waste into fuel distillates. Characterization of objects of study by methods of physical and chemical analysis. Creation and technological testing of composite catalysts based on natural zeolite for thermocatalytic hydrogenation of polymer waste.
2) Determination of optimal parameters of technology for complex processing of polymer waste into motor fuels in order to assess the quality of the obtained liquid distillate products:
3) Determination of the main physical and chemical indicators of target products obtained by the process of hydrogenation thermocatalytic processing of spent polymer waste.
4) Pilot-industrial development and study of technology for processing spent polymer waste into fuel distillates.
The scientific novelty of the project is as follows:
- A new technology for processing polymer waste into fuel distillates using the process of thermocatalytic hydrogenation has been developed, which ensures deeper destruction of polymer chains and the production of high-quality motor fuels.
- For the first time, composite catalysts based on natural zeolite modified with active components possessing high catalytic activity under conditions of hydrogenation processing of polymer waste have been synthesized.
- The physicochemical and catalytic properties of the developed catalysts have been comprehensively studied using modern analytical methods (SEM, BET, IR spectroscopy, Raman microscopy, TGA, X-ray diffraction, XPS, etc.), which made it possible to establish the relationship between the structural characteristics and their activity.
- Optimal parameters of the polymer waste processing process (temperature, pressure, catalyst composition and concentration, reaction time) have been determined, contributing to the maximum yield of liquid fuel fractions with improved performance properties. 5. For the first time, a comprehensive assessment of the quality characteristics of the obtained distillate products has been given, including fractional composition, density, viscosity, calorific value, octane and cetane numbers, which confirms their potential suitability as components of motor fuels.
Work is underway to develop a technology and raw material base for processing polymer waste into fuel distillates. The objects of research are characterized by methods of physicochemical analysis. Composite catalysts based on natural zeolite for the process of thermocatalytic hydrogenation of polymer waste have been created and tested. A doctoral dissertation is being defended.
In order to assess the quality of the resulting liquid distillate products, the optimal parameters of the technology for the complex processing of polymer waste into motor fuels will be determined.
The physicochemical characteristics and catalytic properties of the obtained new composite catalysts are studied (scanning electron microscopy, Raman microscopy, BET, IR spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron and X-ray phase analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, etc.).
Work is underway to determine the main physicochemical indicators of the target products obtained in the process of hydrogenation thermocatalytic processing of spent polymer waste. A comprehensive analysis of products obtained during the thermal catalytic processing of polymer waste in the presence of composite catalysts based on natural zeolite will be conducted.
A laboratory test of the resource-saving technology under study will be developed and conducted.
Based on the results of the study, at least 2 (two) articles will be published in journals from the first three quartiles by impact factor in the Web of Science database or having a percentile by CiteScore in the Scopus database of at least 50.
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