Thermal decomposition of LDPE-LLDPE-EVA copolymer mixture using microwave energy

Jong Ki Jeon; Hye Young Choi; Young Kwon Park; Hyunook Kim; Tae Won Kang

Thermal decomposition of LDPE-LLDPE-EVA copolymer mixture using microwave energy

Jong Ki Jeon, Hye Young Choi, Young Kwon Park, Hyunook Kim, Tae Won Kang

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Abstract

In this study, the influence of microwave energy on the chemical characteristics of the gases and oils produced by decomposing LDPE-LLDPE-EVA copolymer was evaluated. In addition, the result was compared using conventional heating. The selectivity of C₂₀₊ products was very low when pyrolysis was carried out at 250Wor higher microwave energy, while conventional pyrolysis showed a wide range of product distribution from C₁ to C₃₂. The selectivity to C₂ and C₃ hydrocarbon increased with increasing of microwave energy. The olefin fraction in C ₂-C₄ went up to 81.5 wt % microwave-induced pyrolysis, which was greater than that for conventional pyrolysis. Microwave-induced pyrolysis could be a more favorable option than conventional pyrolysis in generating light hydrocarbon from a polymer mixture.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	23-27
Number of pages	5
Journal	Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment
Volume	13
Issue number	2
State	Published - Jun 2009

Keywords

Decomposition
LDPE-LLDPE-EVA copolymer
Microwave
Pyrolysis

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