3-3-3 Co-pyrolysis behavior of cellulose and polypropylene mixtures

Abstract

Pyrolysis is a promising method to convert biomass and plastic mixture to useful materials. In this work, we investigated the co-pyrolysis behavior of cellulose and polypropylene(PP) mixture. In the presence of PP, yield of levoglucosan was diminished, and the char yield was enhanced. Cellulose did not influence on the results of PP pyrolysis. These findings differ from co-pyrolysis behavior of beech wood and polyethylene(PE) carried out, previously which might be due to the lower thermal conductivity of PP than that of PE and the presence of tertiary carbon atom of PP.