Plastic pyrolysis: Chemists explain a technique attempting to tackle plastic waste by bringing the heat
In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It's now about 400 million tons—an increase of nearly 20,000%.
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America's plastic catastrophe
A study published in 2023 by researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory found that the economic and environmental impact of turning pyrolysis oil back into plastic was actually far ...
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Biomass catalytic pyrolysis for bio-fuels
In 2009, Xiao and his team devised a one-chamber fast pyrolysis and catalytic bio-oil upgrading system. “This eliminates the costly separate condensation and re-evaporation process required for ...
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Orion S.A. signs supply agreement for tire pyrolysis oil with Contec S.A.
The agreement with Warsaw, Poland-based Contec further enables Orion to diversify its sources of tire pyrolysis oil, commonly known as TPO. “With the ConPyro® TPO supplied by Contec ...
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Plastic pyrolysis − chemists explain a technique attempting to tackle plastic waste by bringing the heat
During pyrolysis, the plastic polymers are broken down into smaller molecules, resulting in the production of liquid oil, fuel source gases such as methane, propane and butane, and char.