Ultrapyrolytic cracking of polyethylene - A high yield recycling method

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2805-2810

  Sodero, Sean F ^a   Berruti, Franco ^a   Behie, Leo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; RECYCLING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

REACTION TIME; ULTRAPYROLYTIC CRACKING;

LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0030174031     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-2509(96)00156-X     Document Type: Article

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