Analysis of products from the pyrolysis and liquefaction of single plastics and waste plastic mixtures

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 754-769

  Williams, Paul T ^a   Slaney, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Liquefaction; Plastics; Pyrolysis; Waste

Indexed keywords

LIQUEFACTION; PLASTICS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PYROLYSIS; SOLID WASTES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AUTOCLAVE REACTOR; HYDROGEN PRESSURE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

WASTE INCINERATION;

ALKENE DERIVATIVE; ETHANE; HYDROCARBON; METHANE; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYSTYRENE; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; PROPANE;

LIQUEFACTION; PLASTICS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PYROLYSIS; SOLID WASTES; THERMAL EFFECTS; WASTE INCINERATION;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PLASTIC WASTE; PYROLYSIS;

ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; BATCH REACTOR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GAS ANALYSIS; LIQUEFACTION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRESSURE; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 34250881643     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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