Reburning of waste plastics for NOx reduction

Waste plastics and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions are two global environmental concerns. This Villum Experiment aims to explore the feasibility of using waste plastics to reduce NOx emissions from industrial combustion processes. The hypothesis is that when waste plastics are decomposed at high temperatures, the released volatile radicals can effectively reduce NOx to N2 under controlled temperature and gas atmosphere conditions. Experiments and chemical kinetic modelling will be carried out to study the high temperature reactions of NO and waste plastics, and to explore the optimal conditions for NO reduction. We expect the project will facilitate the development of an effective and environmentally friendly process to simultaneously reduce NOx emissions and use waste plastics.