The invention discloses a method for preparing a single-
benzene-ring liquid chemical through
solvent-free hydrogenation degradation of
polystyrene waste plastics based on a
bifunctional catalyst. According to the method, Nb2O5 is taken as a carrier, 1-3wt% of
noble metal ruthenium is loaded to prepare a
bifunctional catalyst, and high-molecular-weight
polystyrene is efficiently degraded into single-
benzene-ring liquid chemicals such as
benzene, methylbenzene and
ethylbenzene through
hydrogenation reaction under a
solvent-free condition.
Precious metal ruthenium hydrogenates a
polystyrene long chain to generate a short-chain
hydrocarbon intermediate, then a carrier # imgabs0 # acid site drives beta-
cracking and
hydrogen transfer reaction, and a single-benzene-ring product is directionally generated through the synergistic effect of the short-chain
hydrocarbon intermediate and the carrier # imgabs0 # acid site. The method has the advantages of no
solvent, reduced equipment cost, high reaction efficiency, simple reaction operation, mild
reaction conditions, simple catalyst preparation process,
high activity, selectivity and good stability, and is suitable for industrial production, and no other solvents preempt acidic sites. The method not only can realize cyclic utilization of resources, but also can alleviate the current environmental
pollution problem.