Thermal and spectroscopic (TG/DSC-FTIR) characterization of mixed plastics for materials and energy recovery under pyrolytic conditions

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1111-1119

  Cafiero, Lorenzo ^a   Fabbri, Dario ^a   Trinca, Emiliano ^a   Tuffi, Riccardo ^a   Vecchio Ciprioti, Stefano ^b  

^a ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Commingled postconsumer plastic waste; Degradation heat; Pyrolysis; Waste; WEEE plastics

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMERS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; FLAME RETARDANTS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MIXTURES; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PLASTIC BOTTLES; PLASTICS; POLYBUTADIENES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYSTYRENES; PYROLYSIS; STYRENE; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WASTES;

HIGH IMPACT POLYSTYRENE; PLASTIC COMPONENTS; PLASTIC WASTES; PYROLYTIC CONDITION; SCANNING CALORIMETRY; SYNTHETIC MIXTURES; THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER; WASTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTS;

ABS RESINS;

EID: 84939472518     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: 15882926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-015-4799-2     Document Type: Article

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