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POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY
Volume 86, Issue 3, Pages 499-504Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2004.06.001
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pyrolysis; fluidised bed; poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET); feedstock recycling; catalysts
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Chemical recycling of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) materials was carried out by pyrolysis with a fluidised bed reactor between 510 and 730 degreesC. Several PET materials, with and without fillers, were successfully decomposed. Almost all products were gases and solids. The yield of gases was between 38 and 49 wt%. Pyrolysis gas consisted chiefly of CO2 and CO. Other gases like methane, ethane and hydrogen occurred in small yields. The other major fraction was formed by solid products. Above all, the organic residues in the reactor increased strongly with temperature. Just 5 wt% of organic residues were found in the reactor at a temperature of 510 degreesC, but 40 wt% at 730 degreesC. The amount of oxygen containing compounds decreased with increasing temperature due to the decomposition of terephthalic acid and benzoic acid. The amount of liquid products was small. The aliphatic hydrocarbons in oil fraction were slight, but aromatic hydrocarbons were found between 2 and 5 wt% of all organic products due to formation of benzene, benzene derivatives and naphthalene derivatives, respectively. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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