Liquefaction of PVC Mixed Plastics

Feedstock Recycling and Pyrolysis of Waste Plastics: Converting Waste Plastics into Diesel and Other Fuels

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 493-529

  Bhaskar, Thallada ^a   Sakata, Yusaku ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Degradation of PVC polymer mixtures; HCl adsorption capacity; Material recycling and energy recovery; Mixed plastics thermal degradation; Poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC); PVC mixed plastic liquefaction; Real municipal waste plastic liquefaction; Thermal degradation of PE

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DECHLORINATION; ELASTOMERS; LIQUEFACTION; PILOT PLANTS; PLASTICS;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ENERGY RECOVERY; MUNICIPAL WASTE PLASTICS; PLASTIC LIQUEFACTION; POLYMER MIXTURE;

POLYVINYL CHLORIDES;

EID: 84948954960     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/0470021543.ch18     Document Type: Chapter

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