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Kinetic modeling of methyl methacrylate gas-phase decomposition and its impact on polymethyl methacrylate pyrolysis yields
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Stefan Pielsticker*, Konstantinos Gfall, Wilko Rohlfs, Reinhold Kneer
Particuology | 2026, 115 : 378 - 389
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Kinetic modeling of methyl methacrylate gas-phase decomposition and its impact on polymethyl methacrylate pyrolysis yields
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Stefan Pielsticker*, Konstantinos Gfall, Wilko Rohlfs, Reinhold Kneer
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  • Institute of Heat and Mass Transfer (WSA), RWTH Aachen University, Augustinerbach 6, 52056, Aachen, Germany
Published: 2026-08-10 doi: 10.1016/j.partic.2026.05.011
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Chemical recycling of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) to its monomer, methyl methacrylate (MMA), requires balancing primary depolymerization with the suppression of secondary gas-phase reactions. This study investigates non-oxidative MMA decomposition in a fluidized bed reactor across a temperature range of 623 to 1073 K using online FTIR spectroscopy. Experimental results reveal a significant shift in product selectivity: low temperatures favor a low-energy decarboxylation pathway (yielding CO2 and methanol), while high temperatures promote radical cracking (yielding CO and light hydrocarbons). To describe this, a two-competing-reactions model (CRM) is used, outperforming the traditional single first-order approaches. The CRM identifies two distinct activation energies: Ea,1 = 76.5 kJ mol−1 for decarboxylation and Ea,2 = 269.9 kJ mol−1 for cracking. The research further demonstrates that the classical sequential decomposition model (PMMA → MMA→ light gases) overpredicts monomer yields at low temperatures. By integrating a direct solid-to-gas pathway to account for side-chain break-off and incorporating multi-volume reactor hydrodynamics, the model's predictive accuracy significantly improved. This integrated framework identifies an optimal recovery window near 723 K, achieving MMA yields over 95 %.

MMA and PMMA pyrolysis  /  Fluidized bed reactor  /  FTIR gas analysis  /  Kinetic modelling  /  Primary and secondary reactions
Stefan Pielsticker, Konstantinos Gfall, Wilko Rohlfs, Reinhold Kneer. Kinetic modeling of methyl methacrylate gas-phase decomposition and its impact on polymethyl methacrylate pyrolysis yields[J]. Particuology, 2026 , 115 : 378 -389 . DOI: 10.1016/j.partic.2026.05.011
  • Exploratory Research Space- ERS, RWTH Aachen(PFKA008)
  • Cluster 4 Plastics Recycling
  • German Research Foundation (DFG)(215035359)
Year 2026 volume 115 Issue 0
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doi: 10.1016/j.partic.2026.05.011
  • Receive Date:2026-01-12
  • Online Date:2026-08-20
  • Published:2026-08-10
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  • Received:2026-01-12
  • Revised:2026-05-13
  • Accepted:2026-05-17
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Exploratory Research Space- ERS, RWTH Aachen(PFKA008)
Cluster 4 Plastics Recycling
German Research Foundation (DFG)(215035359)
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    Institute of Heat and Mass Transfer (WSA), RWTH Aachen University, Augustinerbach 6, 52056, Aachen, Germany

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