Catalytic processing of waste plastics with/without petroleum resid-an economic evaluation

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects

Volumn 28, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1353-1363

  Rahman, F ^a   Siddiqui, M N ^a   Redhwi, H H ^a   Ali, M F ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Economic evaluation; Vacuum residue; Waste plastics recycling

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC EVALUATION; PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS; VACUUM RESIDUE; WASTE PLASTICS RECYCLING;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; COSTS; INVESTMENTS; PLASTICS;

WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 33749472203     PISSN: 15567036     EISSN: 15567230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567030600819973     Document Type: Article

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