Thermal degradation of PE and PS mixed with ABS-Br and debromination of pyrolysis oil by Fe- and Ca-based catalysts

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 459-467

  Brebu, Mihai ^a,c   Bhaskar, Thallada ^a   Murai, Kazuya ^a   Muto, Akinori ^a   Sakata, Yusaku ^a   Uddin, Md Azhar ^b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c PETRU PONI INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Carbon composite; Catalytic decomposition; Debromination; PE ABS Br; PS ABS Br

Indexed keywords

BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CATALYSTS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLAME RETARDANTS; HYDROCARBONS; IRON COMPOUNDS; PETROCHEMICALS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYSTYRENES; PYROLYSIS;

CARBON COMPOSITE; CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; DEBROMINATION; MUNICIPAL WASTE PLASTIC (MWP);

ABS RESINS;

EID: 2642578418     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2004.02.003     Document Type: Article

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