Rosa Miranda

TL;DR: In this paper, a three-apparent-reactions model is proposed to identify each apparent reaction involved in PVC pyrolysis, and the corresponding temperature intervals of these three stages are: 200-320°C, 250-375°C and 375-520°C.

TL;DR: In this article, the role of each polymer in the stabilization or destabilization of other interacting plastics, as well as the fate of chlorine produced from PVC was investigated under vacuum conditions by dynamic thermogravimetric analysis in the temperature range of 25-600°C.

TL;DR: In this paper, a DTG curve fitting method was used to determine the kinetic parameters of six major plastic materials found among urban refuse: high density polyethylene, low-density polyethylenes, polystyrene, polypropylene, poly(vinyl chloride), and poly(ethylene terephthalate).

TL;DR: In this article, the main gaseous and liquid products, including the chlorinated hydrocarbons, were identified by chromatography and global and chlorine mass balances were performed, comparing the pyrolysis product composition from each single polymer with those from the commingled plastics.

TL;DR: Vacuum pyrolysis of pure PVC at various temperatures and under a total pressure of 2 kPa has been performed to identify and quantify the main pyrolyssis products obtained during the different stages of thermal degradation as mentioned in this paper.