Catalytic pyrolysis of polypropylene to synthesize carbon nanotubes and hydrogen through a two-stage process

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1711-1719

  Liu, Jie ^a   Jiang, Zhiwei ^a   Yu, Haiou ^a   Tang, Tao ^a  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Catalysis; Hydrogen; Polypropylene; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON PRODUCTS; CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; CATALYTIC PYROLYSIS; DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION; HYDROGEN-RICH GAS; HZSM-5 ZEOLITES; LIQUID YIELD; NICKEL CATALYST; PYROLYSIS TEMPERATURE; REACTION PROCESS; REACTION SYSTEM; SEM AND TEM; TWO STAGE; TWO-STAGE PROCESS; XRD;

CATALYSTS; GASES; HYDROGEN; METHANE; POLYPROPYLENES; PYROLYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 80052428053     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2011.08.008     Document Type: Article

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