The selective dissolution technique as initial step for polystyrene recycling

Waste and Biomass Valorization

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-36

  Gutiérrez, Cristina ^a   García, Maria T ^a   Gracia, Ignacio ^a   De Lucas, Antonio ^a   Rodríguez, Juan F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dissolution operation conditions; Polystyrene; Recycling

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL CONCENTRATION; EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE; HIGH-MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYMERS; INSULATION MATERIALS; OPERATION CONDITIONS; POLYMER MATERIALS; POLYMER PROPERTIES; SELECTIVE DISSOLUTION;

DISSOLUTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENES; SOLUBILITY;

RECYCLING;

EID: 84875727194     PISSN: 18772641     EISSN: 1877265X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12649-012-9131-9     Document Type: Article

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