Recent advances in liquid fuel production from plastic waste via pyrolysis: Emphasis on polyolefins and polystyrene

S Valizadeh, B Valizadeh, MW Seo, YJ Choi… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The management of plastic waste (PW) has become an indispensable worldwide issue
because of the enhanced accumulation and environmental impacts of these waste …

A thermo-catalytic pyrolysis of polystyrene waste review: A systematic, statistical, and bibliometric approach

AM Gonzalez-Aguilar, V Pérez-García, JM Riesco-Ávila - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Global polystyrene (PS) production has been influenced by the lightness and heat
resistance this material offers in different applications, such as construction and packaging …

[HTML][HTML] Valuable oil recovery from plastic wastes via pressurized thermal and catalytic pyrolysis

RM Khazaal, DA Abdulaaima - Energy Conversion and Management: X, 2023 - Elsevier
The accumulating amounts of long-life plastic wastes simultaneously with the global
emerging need to discover alternative energy sources, have both increased the importance …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar from Co-Pyrolyzed Municipal Sewage Sludge (MSS): Part 1: Evaluating Types of Co-Substrates and Co-Pyrolysis Conditions

M Biney, MZ Gusiatin - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
With the increasing production of municipal sewage sludge (MSS) worldwide, the
development of efficient and sustainable strategies for its management is crucial. Pyrolysis …

Artificial neural network study on the pyrolysis of polypropylene with a sensitivity analysis

I Dubdub - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Among machine learning (ML) studies, artificial neural network (ANN) analysis is the most
widely used technique in pyrolysis research. In this work, the pyrolysis of polypropylene (PP) …

Experimental and numerical simulation of expanded polystyrene pyrolysis coupled with thermal shrinkage and melting processes

J Zhang, F Liu, C Li, Y Ding - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
This work developed a pyrolysis model for expanded polystyrene (EPS), considering the
effects of thermal shrinkage and melting stages. The model relied on dynamic …

Activated carbon cellulose acetate based as effective adsorbent of contaminants from water

AM Herrera-González, N Trejo-Carbajal… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2024 - Elsevier
Various methods can be employed to remove pollutants from wastewater. Among these,
adsorption using activated carbon materials has proven effective. This work proposes the …

Pyrolysis of castor seed shells: Kinetic and thermodynamic study using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)

VS Chatake, YH Shinde, KV Mariwala… - Bioresource Technology …, 2024 - Elsevier
The present work focused on the kinetics and thermodynamics of unexplored and unutilised
material (Castor Seed Shells) at Slow and Intermediate Pyrolytic conditions …

Effect of Feed Mass, Reactor Temperature, and Time on the Yield of Waste Polypropylene Pyrolysis Oil Produced via a Fixed-Bed Reactor

S Papuga, J Savković, M Djurdjevic, SV Ciprioti - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper presents the results of investigations into the pyrolysis of waste polypropylene in
a laboratory fixed-bed batch reactor. The experiments were designed and verified in such a …

Vacuum pyrolysis depolymerization of waste polystyrene foam into high-purity styrene using a spirit lamp flame for convenient chemical recycling

E Yoshida - RSC Sustainability, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Waste plastic pollution is a pressing global issue. In particular, waste polystyrene (PS) foam
causes significant damage to marine ecosystems due to its toxic decomposition products …