Recycling techniques of polyolefins from plastic wastes

Global Nest Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 114-122

  Achilias, D S ^a   Antonakou, E ^b   Roupakias, C ^a   Megalokonomos, P ^a   Lappas, A ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b CPERI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dissolution reprecipitation; HDPE; LDPE; Polymers; PP; Pyrolysis; Recycling

Indexed keywords

EID: 68449100935     PISSN: 11084006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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