Fuels from waste plastics by thermal and catalytic processes: A review

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 47, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 7982-7992

  Aguado, J ^a   Serrano, D P ^a,b   Escola, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b IMDEA ENERGY INSTITUTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIESEL FUELS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMERS;

CATALYTIC PROCESSES; COMMERCIAL PROCESSES; FEEDSTOCK RECYCLING; PLASTIC WASTES; WASTE PLASTICS;

ABS RESINS;

EID: 56749116139     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie800393w     Document Type: Article

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