Efficient production of aromatics by catalytic pyrolysis of fruit waste over zeolites with 3D pore topologies

Abstract Fruit waste collected from a juice factory was pyrolyzed over zeolite catalysts with different pore topologies. The production of aromatic compounds was directly influenced by zeolite topology type (i.e. pore opening size and pore channel dimensionality). Zeolites with three-dimensional (3D) pore topologies (e.g. MFI, BEA and FAU) favored aromatization reactions, which yielded up to 80% aromatic compounds, compared to