Catalysis, Kinetics and Reactor Design
The Thermal Degradation Rate Constant of Mixed Plastics
2001 Volume 27 Issue 3 Pages 403-406
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2001 Volume 27 Issue 3 Pages 403-406
The thermal degradation rate constant of plastics containing polypropylene, polyethylene and polystyrene was analysed by using the distributed activation energy model. The values of activation energy E and frequency factor ko were widely distributed and differed between samples tested. The ko value was well correlated with E. It is extremely important to take the E distribution into consideration in estimating the weight of un-volatilized matter accumulated in the waste plastics degradation reactor.
