CX-026399: Catalytic Deconstruction of Plasma treated Single-Use Plastics to Value-added Chemicals and Novel Materials

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide funding to the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NCAT) to analyze, test, and demonstrate non-thermal plasma (NTP) treatment of waste plastics and development of subsequent destructive catalysts to create C2-C4 olefins (raw materials typically used in the manufacturing of plastics), BTX (Benzene, Toluene, Xylene) (components used in the production of petrochemicals), and oxygenated intermediates (target products) at lower energy consumption than manufacturing virgin plastics.