Molecular-Level Understanding of Municipal Solid Waste Thermo-Catalytic Valorization (Wasteomics)


Wasteomics studies the thermo-catalytic valorization of municipal solid waste at the molecular level. Advanced analytics, miniaturized pyrolysis-catalysis reactors, data mining, reactive molecular dynamics, and microkinetic modeling are combined to map reaction networks and the formation of char and coke [110, 194].

  • Bridging model compounds and real waste feeds [110]
  • Kinetics of plastic-derived oils and blends [195, 172, 143]
  • Data-driven reaction networks [82]
  • Coke formation from waste feeds [92, 86]

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