The influence of the waste ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer on the thermal degradation of the waste polypropylene

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1201-1206

  Uçar, Suat ^a   Ozkan, Ahmet R ^b   Yanik, Jale ^c   Karagöz, Selhan ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Petkim Holding Co   (Turkey)

^c EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA); Polypropylene (PP); Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; BOILING LIQUIDS; BOILING POINT; CAPILLARY FLOW; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COPOLYMERIZATION; DEGRADATION; ETHYLENE; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; LIQUID FUELS; LIQUIDS; POLYMERS; POLYVINYL ACETATES; PUMPING PLANTS; PYROLYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS;

ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; AROMATIC CONTENTS; BOILING POINT DISTRIBUTIONS; ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER (EVA); ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMERS; FIXED BED REACTORS; FUEL PROPERTIES; LIQUID PRODUCTS; PRODUCT DISTRIBUTIONS; PYROLYSIS PRODUCTS; SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS; THERMAL DEGRADATIONS;

PLASTIC PRODUCTS;

EID: 54149115679     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2008.05.010     Document Type: Article

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