Feedstock Recycling and Pyrolysis of Waste Plastics

John Scheirs is a polymer research specialist with broad 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.

Conventional recycling technologies can only recycle 15-20% of waste plastics. Beyond this, the plastics become increasingly contaminated with extraneous material. Pyrolysis technology can handle unsorted, unwashed plastics and produce high saleable end products such as diesel fuel, with no toxic or environmentally harmful emissions. This book covers the science and technology of converting waste plastics into liquid fuels, gaseous fuels and useful monomer precursors.

Contributors. 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. Gisele Jung and Andre 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 Blazso). 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. Bilgesu, M. Cetin Kocak, 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.