Depolymerization of clean unfilled PTFE waste in a continuous process

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 2752-2759

  Van Der Walt, I J ^a   Bruinsma, O S L ^b  

^a NECSA   (South Africa)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Continuous depolymerization; Fluoropolymer waste conversion; PTFE; PTFE waste conversion

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; DEPOLYMERIZATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; REACTION KINETICS;

CONTINUOUS DEPOLYMERIZATION; FLUOROPOLYMER WASTE CONVERSION; PTFE WASTE CONVERSION; RADIOFREQUENCY INDUCTION GENERATOR; SELF-CLEANING QUENCH;

POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES;

DEPOLYMERIZATION; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33750338041     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.24399     Document Type: Article

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