Polymer pyrolysis and oxidation studies in a continuous feed and flow reactor: cellulose and polystyrene

…, MJ Bernhard, K Mesuere, CA Pettigrew…

Index: Park, Byung-Ik; Bozzelli, Joseph W.; Booty, Michael R.; Bernhard, Mary J.; Mesuere, Karel; Pettigrew, Charles A.; Shi, Ji-Chun; Simonich, Staci L. Environmental Science and Technology, 1999 , vol. 33, # 15 p. 2584 - 2592

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Abstract

A dual-zone, continuous feed tubular reactor is developed to assess the potential for formation of products from incomplete combustion in thermal oxidation of common polymers. Solid polymer (cellulose or polystyrene) is fed continuously into a volatilization oven where it fragments and vaporizes. The gas-phase polymer fragments flow directly into a second, main flow reactor to undergo further reaction. Temperatures in the main flow reactor are ...