Light olefins from HDPE cracking in a two-step thermal and catalytic process

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 207-208, Issue , 2012, Pages 27-34

  Artetxe, M ^a   Lopez, G ^a   Amutio, M ^a   Elordi, G ^a   Bilbao, J ^a   Olazar, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

HZSM 5 zeolite; Light olefins; Polyethylene; Pyrolysis; Spouted bed; Waste plastic

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC FIXED BED REACTORS; CATALYTIC PROCESS; CATALYTIC PYROLYSIS; CONICAL SPOUTED BED REACTOR; DEFLUIDIZATION; H-ZSM-5; HZSM-5 ZEOLITES; LIGHT OLEFINS; LOW TEMPERATURES; OPERATING CONDITION; PRODUCT YIELDS; SPOUTED BED; THERMAL CRACKING; TWO-STEP REACTIONS; WASTE PLASTIC;

BUTENES; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ETHYLENE; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; POLYETHYLENES; PROPYLENE; PYROLYSIS;

CATALYTIC CRACKING;

EID: 84866862414     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.06.105     Document Type: Article

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