Tertiary recycling of commingled polymer waste over commercial FCC equilibrium catalysts for producing hydrocarbons

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-33

  Lin, Y H ^a   Yang, M H ^a  

^a KAO YUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Catalyst; Polymer; Pyrolysis; Recycling; Selectivity

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CATALYTIC CRACKING; HYDROCARBONS; OLEFINS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTORESISTS; POLYMERS; RATE CONSTANTS; RECYCLING;

AMBIENT PRESSURES; CATALYST COKING; CRACKING CATALYSTS; EQUILIBRIUM CATALYSTS; FCC PROCESSES; FINAL PRODUCTS; GOOD YIELDS; KINETIC MODELS; OPERATION CONDITIONS; POLYMER DEGRADATIONS; POLYMER WASTES; PRODUCT DISTRIBUTIONS; PRODUCT SELECTIVITIES; PRODUCT YIELDS; REACTION CONDITIONS; REACTION SCHEMES; REACTION STEPS; REACTION SYSTEMS; REACTION TEMPERATURES; SELECTIVITY; TERTIARY RECYCLING;

CATALYST SELECTIVITY;

EID: 57449118079     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2008.10.018     Document Type: Article

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