Yield and Composition of Gases and Oils/Waxes from the Feedstock Recycling of Waste Plastic

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

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 285-313

  Williams, Paul T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feedstock chemical in petrochemical industry; Feedstock recycling of plastics; Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometry; Gas composition; Gases and oils waxes; Key process parameters; Molecular weight (MW) range; Plastic waste pyrolysis; Polystyrene pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

CRACKING (CHEMICAL); ELASTOMERS; FEEDSTOCKS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GAS OILS; PLASTICS INDUSTRY;

FEEDSTOCK RECYCLING; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; GAS COMPOSITIONS; KEY PROCESS; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PLASTIC WASTES;

PLASTIC RECYCLING;

EID: 84948981444     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/0470021543.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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