Efficient utilization of polymer wastes

The major bulk of the wastes of polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene, and other polymers is either buried in the ground or burned, which is economically wasteful and ecologically hazardous. To tackle this problem, a technology of utilization of various types of plastics by their combined hydrocr...

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Published in:Chemistry and technology of fuels and oils 2012-07, Vol.48 (3), p.246-251
Main Authors: Rustamov, M. I., Abad-zade, Kh. I., Mukhtarova, G. S., Gadirov, Kh. G., Gasymova, Z.A., Efendieva, N. Kh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Ecology
Fuel oil
Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences
Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering
Mineral Resources
Polyethylene terephthalate
Polymer industry
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Summary:The major bulk of the wastes of polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene, and other polymers is either buried in the ground or burned, which is economically wasteful and ecologically hazardous. To tackle this problem, a technology of utilization of various types of plastics by their combined hydrocracking with residual fuel oil in the presence of a suspended catalyst with production of motor fuels has been developed. It is shown that when hydrocracking is implemented without residue recirculation, the yield of light fractions is 90% when residual fuel oil mixed with polymers is treated, whereas the yield is 70% when unmixed residual fuel oil is treated.
ISSN:0009-3092
1573-8310
DOI:10.1007/s10553-012-0365-9