Design of recycling system for poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). Part 1: Recycling scenario analysis

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 120-129

  Kikuchi, Yasunori ^a   Hirao, Masahiko ^a   Ookubo, Takashi ^b   Sasaki, Akinobu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Highly functional plastics; Operational modification; Plastic grade; PMMA pyrolysis; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893720896     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-013-0624-y     Document Type: Article

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