Degradation of Various Plastics

Under the nitrogen steam conditions, PC showed the lowest degradation rate. On the other hand, the plastic resin with the lowest degradation rate was PE in a steam atmosphere. Therefore, the size of a degradation reactor could be designed by considering the degradation rate of PE alone. 

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As an example, the experimental data using stirred semi-batch laboratory-scale reactor [7] was obtained from the catalytic degradation of various plastics over spent FCC... 

Figure 5.5 Yield of liquid, solid and gas products in catalytic degradation of various plastics using spent FCC catalyst. (Reproduced with permission from Elsevier)...

This book provides an overview of the science and technology of pyrolysis of waste plastics. The book will describe the types of plastics that are suitable for pyrolysis recycling, the mechanism of pyrolytic degradation of various plastics, characterization of the pyrolysis products and details of commercially mature pyrolysis technologies. 

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