Catalytic plastics cracking for recovery of gasoline-range hydrocarbons from municipal plastic wastes

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 163-181

  Buekens, A G ^a   Huang, H ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hydrocarbons; Municipal; Plastic waste; Plastics cracking

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; HYDROCARBONS; PETROCHEMICALS; PLASTICS; PYROLYSIS; RECYCLING;

MUNICIPAL PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT;

GASOLINE; HYDROCARBON; PLASTIC;

CATALYST; HYDROCARBON; PLASTIC; RECYCLING;

ARTICLE; HOUSEHOLD; INDUSTRY; PYROLYSIS; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032147787     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-3449(98)00025-1     Document Type: Article

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