Journal
JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS
Volume 105, Issue -, Pages 35-42Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2013.10.001
Keywords
Microwave assisted pyrolysis; Reverse polymerization; Waste polystyrene; MW absorber
Funding
- Cooperativa Autotrasportatori Fiorentini - CAF Scral
- Fondazione Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Pistoia e Pescia
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Reverse polymerization of waste polystyrene (PS) was exploited to produce styrene and other aromatics through microwave assisted pyrolysis (MAP), due to the benefits associated with microwave (MW) heating. MAP of PS was run by varying MW power and absorber (tire and carbonaceous char from MAP of tire). A clear and low viscosity liquid containing styrene was always collected as the major product, together with low amount of char and gas. Using a MW power of 3 kW and 100 g of PS together with 47.3 g of carbon gave a liquid (yield 86.5%) containing higher amount of single ring aromatic compounds, as evaluated by GC-MS (aromatics C6-C10 93.9%, styrene 66.0%) a char (yield 9.8%) and a gas (yield 3.7%). Improvements in residence time, by using low MW power or a fractionating system directly inserted over the oven and before the collecting system, allowed us to obtain a liquid with low viscosity and density even if the char yield was 10.0%. Liquid was characterized through physical (density, viscosity, high heating value), and chemical tests (elemental analysis, GC-MS and FT-IR). (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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