The formation of aromatic hydrocarbons during the pyrolysis of polyethylene

Plastics see very widespread use in modern society. The properties of many plastics can be modified relatively easily to fit a wide variety of applications. However, the disposal of waste plastics presents a significant environmental challenge. Recently, there has been considerable interest into ter...

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Main Authors: Choo, W., Tang, L., Rownaghi, A., Yong, H., Li, Chun-Zhu, Bhattacharya, S.
Other Authors: Mark J Biggs
Format: Conference Paper
Published: ICMS Pty Ltd 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10503
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author Choo, W.
Tang, L.
Rownaghi, A.
Yong, H.
Li, Chun-Zhu
Bhattacharya, S.
author2 Mark J Biggs
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Choo, W.
Tang, L.
Rownaghi, A.
Yong, H.
Li, Chun-Zhu
Bhattacharya, S.
author_sort Choo, W.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description Plastics see very widespread use in modern society. The properties of many plastics can be modified relatively easily to fit a wide variety of applications. However, the disposal of waste plastics presents a significant environmental challenge. Recently, there has been considerable interest into tertiary recycling of waste plastics to produce liquid fuel. This project focuses on the formation of aromatic hydrocarbons during thermal pyrolysis of plastics. Several reactor configurations have been suggested for the pyrolysis of plastics. The reactor configuration used in this study consists of a stirrer tank reactor coupled with a reflux column and a condenser.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-105032017-01-30T11:19:13Z The formation of aromatic hydrocarbons during the pyrolysis of polyethylene Choo, W. Tang, L. Rownaghi, A. Yong, H. Li, Chun-Zhu Bhattacharya, S. Mark J Biggs pyrolysis hydrocarbons polyethylene Plastics see very widespread use in modern society. The properties of many plastics can be modified relatively easily to fit a wide variety of applications. However, the disposal of waste plastics presents a significant environmental challenge. Recently, there has been considerable interest into tertiary recycling of waste plastics to produce liquid fuel. This project focuses on the formation of aromatic hydrocarbons during thermal pyrolysis of plastics. Several reactor configurations have been suggested for the pyrolysis of plastics. The reactor configuration used in this study consists of a stirrer tank reactor coupled with a reflux column and a condenser. 2010 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10503 ICMS Pty Ltd fulltext
spellingShingle pyrolysis
hydrocarbons
polyethylene
Choo, W.
Tang, L.
Rownaghi, A.
Yong, H.
Li, Chun-Zhu
Bhattacharya, S.
The formation of aromatic hydrocarbons during the pyrolysis of polyethylene
title The formation of aromatic hydrocarbons during the pyrolysis of polyethylene
title_full The formation of aromatic hydrocarbons during the pyrolysis of polyethylene
title_fullStr The formation of aromatic hydrocarbons during the pyrolysis of polyethylene
title_full_unstemmed The formation of aromatic hydrocarbons during the pyrolysis of polyethylene
title_short The formation of aromatic hydrocarbons during the pyrolysis of polyethylene
title_sort formation of aromatic hydrocarbons during the pyrolysis of polyethylene
topic pyrolysis
hydrocarbons
polyethylene
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10503