Co-pyrolysis of waste plastic and solid biomass for synergistic production of biofuels and chemicals-A review

Z Wang, KG Burra, T Lei, AK Gupta - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2021 - Elsevier
The amount of plastics disposed from modern lifestyles have increased sharply in recent
years. Solid biomass is an abundant energy resource that exists worldwide. Transformation …

Enabling New Approaches: Recent Advances in Processing Aliphatic Polycarbonate‐Based Materials

P Wei, GA Bhat, DJ Darensbourg - … Chemie International Edition, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aliphatic polycarbonates (aPCs) have become increasingly popular as functional materials
due to their biocompatibility and capacity for on‐demand degradation. Advances in …

Evaluation of the co-pyrolysis of lignin with plastic polymers by TG-FTIR and Py-GC/MS

W Jin, D Shen, Q Liu, R Xiao - Polymer degradation and stability, 2016 - Elsevier
Lignin extracted from black liquor was co-pyrolyzed with three kinds of plastic polymers (low
density polyethylene (LDPE); polycarbonate (PC); polystyrene (PS)), in order to investigate …

Atomic-scale insight into the pyrolysis of polycarbonate by ReaxFF-based reactive molecular dynamics simulation

Q Liu, S Liu, Y Lv, P Hu, Y Huang, M Kong, G Li - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
The isothermal pyrolysis behavior of bisphenol-A polycarbonate under anoxic conditions at
different temperatures was studied by using molecular dynamics simulations with a reactive …

A TGA/FTIR and mass spectral study on the thermal degradation of bisphenol A polycarbonate

BN Jang, CA Wilkie - Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2004 - Elsevier
The thermal degradation of polycarbonate under nitrogen was studied using TGA/FTIR,
GC/MS and LC/MS as a function of mass loss. The gases evolved during degradation were …

Overview of recent developments in the flame retardancy of polycarbonates

SV Levchik, ED Weil - Polymer International, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents an overview of the recent literature on flame retardancy of
polycarbonate (PC) and polycarbonate‐based resins. A brief survey of the major …

Recent advances in polycarbonate recycling: A review of degradation methods and their mechanisms

EV Antonakou, DS Achilias - Waste and Biomass Valorization, 2013 - Springer
Polycarbonate, poly (bisphenol A carbonate), PC, is an important engineering polymer with
a variety of optical and technical applications, whose demand is increasing year by year. Its …

Influence of fly-ash reaction on the performance of coal-derived char bricks

SO Olayiwola, K Ng - Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Studies have been conducted to expand the application of coal and coal by-products to
building materials and other commodities. Researchers have presented the development of …

The thermal degradation of bisphenol A polycarbonate in air

BN Jang, CA Wilkie - Thermochimica acta, 2005 - Elsevier
The thermal degradation of polycarbonate in air was studied as a function of mass loss
using TGA/FTIR, GC/MS and LC/MS. In the main degradation region, 480–560° C, the …

Ex-situ catalytic fast pyrolysis of waste polycarbonate for aromatic hydrocarbons: Utilizing HZSM-5/modified HZSM-5

P Luan, J Chen, T Liu, J Wang, B Yan, N Li… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Catalytic pyrolysis has been proven as a highly efficient process for transforming waste
polycarbonate (PC) into valuable aromatic hydrocarbons, especially benzene, toluene …