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ArticlePolymers2026

Catalytic Pyrolysis of Copper-Incorporated Nylon Fishing-Net Waste: Thermal Behavior, Evolved-Vapor Analysis, Kinetics, Thermodynamics, and Artificial Neural Networks.

Samy Yousef, Justas Eimontas, Nerijus Striūgas, Vilmantė Kudelytė, Deimantė Čepauskienė, Mohammed Ali Abdelnaby

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Article in Polymers, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Samy YousefDepartment of Production Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Kaunas University of Technology, LT-51424 Kaunas, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0002-4846-3202
Justas EimontasLaboratory of Combustion Processes, Lithuanian Energy Institute, Breslaujos 3, LT-44403 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Nerijus StriūgasLaboratory of Combustion Processes, Lithuanian Energy Institute, Breslaujos 3, LT-44403 Kaunas, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0002-3594-0903
Vilmantė KudelytėLaboratory of Combustion Processes, Lithuanian Energy Institute, Breslaujos 3, LT-44403 Kaunas, Lithuania.ORCID 0009-0002-1590-0901
Deimantė ČepauskienėLaboratory of Heat-Equipment Research and Testing, Lithuanian Energy Institute, Breslaujos st. 3, LT-44403 Kaunas, Lithuania.ORCID 0009-0007-8716-5666
Mohammed Ali AbdelnabyMechatronics Systems Engineering Department, October University for Modern Sciences and Arts-MSA, Giza 12451, Egypt.

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Research Council of Lithuania (LMTLT) No. S-MIP-25-11
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Abstract

In this research, the catalytic pyrolysis properties, kinetics, thermodynamic characteristics, and composition of the vapor evolved from the thermal decomposition of copper-incorporated nylon fishing net (CuFN) waste were investigated. The analysis was performed on CuFN composed mainly of nylon and copper (3 wt.%) as an anti-corrosion element. A comparative catalytic study was conducted using two types of zeolite catalysts, ZSM-5 (CuFNz) and Y-type (CuFNy). Reaction complexity in the presence of both catalysts was investigated through linear and nonlinear kinetic approaches, along with estimation of the relevant thermodynamic parameters. In addition, a well-trained artificial neural network was used to predict the catalytic thermal decomposition properties of both batches under untested heating conditions. Thermogravimetric results indicated that the catalyst type moderately influenced the decomposition profiles, with CuFNz achieving complete decomposition at 495 °C (44 wt.%), compared to 475 °C (52 wt.%) for CuFNy. Also, the type of catalyst did not affect the functional groups in TG-FTIR, which showed two main peaks at 1712 cm

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5-Cyano-1-penteneartificial neural networkscatalytic pyrolysiscopper-incorporated nylon fishing-net wastevaluable products—caprolactam

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PMID42737082
PMCPMC13568367

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