Influence of functional additives, fillers, and pigments on thermal and catalytic pyrolysis of polyethylene for waste plastic upcycling
Harish Radhakrishnan, Abdulrahman A. B. A. Mohammed, Isabel Coffman, Xianglan Bai
Abstract
Pyrolysis offers an economical method to convert waste plastics into valuable chemicals and fuels. However, the effects of various additives and impurities in waste plastics on the pyrolytic conversion must be better understood.
Topics & Concepts
PolyethylenePyrolysisCatalysisMaterials scienceThermalChemical engineeringComposite materialPolymer scienceWaste managementOrganic chemistryChemistryPhysicsEngineeringMeteorologyMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management Techniques