Thermal degradation of municipal plastic waste for production of fuel-like hydrocarbons

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 357-366

  Miskolczi, N ^a   Bartha, L ^a   Deak G ^a   Jover B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

^b MOL Group   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Aromatic content; Gas chromatography; Municipal plastic waste; Residence time; Sulphur and nitrogen content; Thermal degradation; Tube reactor

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; COPOLYMERS; FLUIDICS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LAND FILL; PLASTICS; POLYPROPYLENES; PYROLYSIS; RECYCLING; SULFUR;

ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE COPOLYMER (EPC); MINICIPAL PLASTIC WASTES (MPW); POLYETHYLENE WASTES; POLYURETHANE RUBBERS (PUR);

WASTES;

EID: 4944246840     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2004.04.025     Document Type: Article

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