Feedstock Recycling and Pyrolysis of Waste Plastics
Converting Waste Plastics into Diesel and Other Fuels
Wiley Series in Polymer Science
March 2006
816 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Pyrolysis is a recycling technique converting plastic waste into
fuels, monomers, or other valuable materials by thermal and
catalytic cracking processes. It allows the treatment of mixed,
unwashed plastic wastes. For many years research has been carried
out on thermally converting waste plastics into useful hydrocarbons
liquids such as crude oil and diesel fuel. Recently the technology
has matured to the point where commercial plants are now available.
Pyrolysis recycling of mixed waste plastics into generator and
transportation fuels is seen as the answer for recovering value
from unwashed, mixed plastics and achieving their desired diversion
from landfill.
This book provides an overview of the science and technology of
pyrolysis of waste plastics. It describes the types of
plastics that are suitable for pyrolysis recycling, the mechanism
of pyrolytic degradation of various plastics, characterization of
the pyrolysis products and details of commercially mature pyrolysis
technologies. This book also covers co-pyrolysis technology,
including: waste plastic/waste oil, waste plastics/coal, and waste
plastics/rubber.
Series Preface.
Preface.
About the Editors.
I INTRODUCTION.
1 Introduction to Feedstock Recycling of Plastics (A.
Buekens).
II CATALYTIC CRACKING.
2 Acid-Catalyzed Cracking of Polyolefins: Primary Reaction
Mechanisms (Robert L. White).
3 Catalytic Upgrading of Plastic Wastes (J. Aguado, D.
P. Serrano and J. M. Escola).
4 Thermal and Catalytic Conversion of Polyolefins
(Jerzy Walendziewski).
5 Thermal and Catalytic Degradation of Waste HDPE
(Kyong-Hwan Lee).
6 Development of a Process for the Continuous Conversion of
Waste Plastics Mixtures to Fuel (Takao Masuda and Teruoki
Tago).
7 Catalytic Degradation of Plastic Waste to Fuel over
Microporous Materials (George Manos).
8 Liquefaction of Municipal Waste Plastics over Acidic and
Nonacidic Catalysts (Jale Yanik and Tamer
Karayildirim).
9 Kinetic Model of the Chemical and Catalytic Recycling of
Waste Polyethylene into Fuels (Norbert Miskolczi).
III QUALITY OF FUELS.
10 Production of Gaseous and Liquid Fuels by Pyrolysis and
Gasification of Plastics: Technological Approach (C.
Gisèle Jung and André Fontana).
11 Yield and Composition of Gases and Oils/Waxes from the
Feedstock Recycling of Waste Plastic (Paul T.
Williams).
12 Composition of Liquid Fuels Derived from the Pyrolysis
of Plastics (Marianne Blazsó).
13 Production of Premium Oil Products from Waste Plastic by
Pyrolysis and Hydroprocessing (S.J. Miller, N. Shah
and G.P. Huffman).
14 The Conversion of Waste Plastics/Petroleum Residue
Mixtures to Transportation Fuels (Mohammad Farhat Ali and
Mohammad Nahid Siddiqui).
IV REACTOR TYPES.
15 Overview of Commercial Pyrolysis Processes for Waste
Plastics (John Scheirs).
16 Fluidized Bed Pyrolysis of Plastic Wastes (Umberto
Arena and Maria Laura Mastellone).
17 The Hamburg Fluidized-bed Pyrolysis Process to Recycle
Polymer Wastes and Tires (Walter Kaminsky).
18 Liquefaction of PVC Mixed Plastics (Thallada
Bhaskar and Yusaku Sakata).
19 Liquid Fuel from Plastic Wastes Using
Extrusion-Rotary Kiln Reactors (Sam Behzadi and
Mohammed Farid).
20 Rotary Kiln Pyrolysis of Polymers Containing
Heteroatoms (Andreas Hornung and Helmut Seifert).
21 Microwave Pyrolysis of Plastic Wastes (C.
Ludlow-Palafox and H.A. Chase).
22 Continuous Thermal Process for Cracking Polyolefin Wastes
to Produce Hydrocarbons (Jean Dispons).
23 Waste Plastic Pyrolysis in Free-Fall Reactors (Ali
Y. Bilgesü, M. Çetin Koçak, and Ali
Karaduman).
V MONOMER RECOVERY.
24 Monomer Recovery of Plastic Waste in a Fluidized Bed
Process (Walter Kaminsky).
25 Feedstock Recycling of PET (Toshiaki Yoshioka and
Guido Grause).
VI ASIAN DEVELOPMENTS.
26 The Liquefaction of Plastic Containers and Packaging in
Japan (A. Okuwaki, T. Yoshioka, M. Asai,
H. Tachibana, K. Wakai, K. Tada).
27 Process and Equipment for Conversions of Waste Plastics
into Fuels (Alka Zadgaonkar).
28 Converting Waste Plastics into Liquid Fuel by Pyrolysis:
Developments in China (Yuan Xingzhong).
Index.
the field must consult this text." (Journal of Hazardous
Materials, August 17, 2007)
"...an invaluable addition to any technical or university
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interests in polystyrenes and styrenic copolymers. He is the
principal consultant with ExcelPlas, a polymer consulting
company. John was born in 1965 in Melbourne and studies
applied chemistry at the University of Melbourne. He has
worked on projects concerning the fracture, stress cracking,
processing, characterization and recycling of styrenic
polymers. John has authored over 50 scientific papers,
including 8 encyclopedia chapters, and a number of books on polymer
analysis and polymer recycling.
Professor Walter Kaminsky studied chemistry at the
University of Hamburg. Since 1979 he has been a full professor for
technical and macromolecular chemistry at the University of
Hamburg. He supervises a group of 20 students and scientists in the
field of metallocene/MAO catalysis and a group in the field of
recycling of plastics and scrap tires by pyrolysis. He was
President of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh), Hamburg
section, Dean of the faculty of chemistry at the University of
Hamburg, Director of the Institute for Technical and Macromolecular
Chemistry, and is a member of the GDCh, DECHEMA, Naturforscher und
Ärzte, Verein deutscher Ingenieure, and American Chemical
Society. He has published more than 200 papers/books and holds 20
patents. He has organized several international symposia in the
field of olefin polymerization and pyrolysis of polymer wastes. He
is advisor for authorities and companies in the fields of
metallocene catalysts, polymerization of olefins, and recycling of
plastics and environmental protection.
