Chemical recycling of polystyrene by pyrolysis: Potential use of the liquid product for the reproduction of polymer

Macromolecular Materials and Engineering

Volumn 292, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 923-934

  Achilias, Dimitris S ^a   Kanellopoulou, Iliana ^a   Megalokonomos, Panagiotis ^a   Antonakou, Eleni ^b   Lappas, Angelos A ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Centre for Research Technology Hellas   (Greece)

Author keywords

DSC; Polymer recycling; Polystyrene; Pyrolysis; Waste minimization

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHAIN LENGTH; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PYROLYSIS; RECYCLING; WASTE UTILIZATION;

CHEMICAL RECYCLING; LIQUID PRODUCTS; POLYMER RECYCLING; WASTE MINIMIZATION;

POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 34548564503     PISSN: 14387492     EISSN: 14392054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mame.200700058     Document Type: Article

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