Pyrolysis of waste tyres: A review

Waste Management

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1714-1728

  Williams, Paul T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Char; Gas; Oil; Pyrolysis; Review; Tyres

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BATCH REACTORS; CARBON BLACK; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GALLIUM; GASES; PYROLYSIS; REVIEWS; ROTARY KILNS;

CHAR; CHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; FUEL CHARACTERISTICS; PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN; PYROLYSIS PRODUCTS; TYRE PYROLYSIS OIL; TYRES;

TIRES;

1,3 BUTADIENE; ACTIVATED CARBON; BUTANE; BUTENE; CARBON BLACK; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; ETHANE; ETHYLENE; FUEL OIL; HYDROCARBON; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANE; NITROGEN; OIL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PROPANE; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED CARBON; COMBUSTION; INCINERATION; OIL; PYROLYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE FACILITY;

ALIPHATIC FRACTION; AROMATIC FRACTION; BATCH REACTOR; BIOREACTOR; CATALYST; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; COMMERCIAL SCALE; DEGRADATION; DIESEL ENGINE; DROP TUBE; FIXED BED REACTOR; FLUIDISED BED; FRACTIONATION; FURNACE; GAS; HEATING; HETERO ATOM FRACTION; POLAR FRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; REVIEW; ROTARY KILN; RUBBER INDUSTRY; SCREW KILN; SMALL SCALE BATCH REACTOR; SPOUTE BED; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL DEGRADATION; VACUUM; WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WIRE MESH;

EID: 84881257954     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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