Recycling and recovery routes of plastic solid waste (PSW): A review

Waste Management

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2625-2643

  Al Salem, S M ^a   Lettieri, P ^a   Baeyens, J ^a  

^a Department of Chemical Engineering   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDED VALUES; ATTAINABLE SOLUTIONS; CONVERTING PLANT; CRUDE OIL; END-OF-LIFE; ENERGY RECOVERY; EXTRUSION CYCLES; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NON-CATALYTIC; PETROCHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS; PLASTIC SOLIDS; POINT OF OPERATION; PROCESSING LINES; PROPER DESIGN; RECENT PROGRESS; RECYCLERS; RECYCLING MATERIALS; SIMILAR MATERIAL; SINGLE POLYMERS; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES; TERTIARY TREATMENT; THERMAL CRACKING; THERMO-CHEMICAL; THERMOCHEMICAL TREATMENTS; WASTE PRODUCTS;

BRICKMAKING; CATALYTIC CRACKING; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DESIGN; ENERGY CONVERSION; EXTRUSION; FEEDSTOCKS; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); PELLETIZING; PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS; PETROCHEMICALS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYOLEFINS; RECYCLING; SCRAP METAL REPROCESSING; SECONDARY RECOVERY; SOLID WASTES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

SALVAGING;

FUEL; PETROCHEMICAL AGENT; PETROLEUM; PLASTIC; POLYMER; POLYOLEFIN;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PLASTIC WASTE; POLYMER; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ENERGY RECOVERY; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GASIFICATION; HYDROGENATION; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; RECYCLING; REVIEW; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; PLASTICS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 68049095987     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2009.06.004     Document Type: Review

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