Pyrolysis of low and high density polyethylene. Part I: Non-isothermal pyrolysis kinetics

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

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 385-391

  Kayacan, I ^a   Dogan O M ^a,b  

^a Gazi 5 University   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Kinetic analysis; Polyethylene; TGA; Thermal degradation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; ISOTHERMS; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; PYROLYSIS;

THERMAL DECOMPOSITION KINETICS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYZERS (TGA);

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 38849097132     PISSN: 15567036     EISSN: 15567230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567030701457079     Document Type: Article

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