Utilization of plastic wastes for synthesis of carbon microspheres and their use as a template for nanocrystalline copper(II) oxide hollow spheres

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1390-1397

  Sawant, Sandesh Y ^a   Somani, Rajesh S ^a   Panda, Asit B ^a,b   Bajaj, Hari C ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL SALT AND MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CSIR CENTRAL GLASS AND CERAMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Hydrocarbon; Metal free approach; Polyethylene; Polymer waste; Polypropylene; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON MICROSPHERES; METAL-FREE APPROACH; MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; NANOCRYSTALLINE COPPER OXIDE; POLYMER WASTES; PURIFICATION PROCESS; SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE; ULTRASONIC TREATMENTS;

HYDROCARBON REFINING; HYDROCARBONS; MICROSPHERES; POLYETHYLENES; POLYPROPYLENES; PYROLYSIS; SPHERES;

CARBON;

EID: 84887287633     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/sc400119b     Document Type: Article

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