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 %.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |