Polyethylene Packages and Polyethylene Terephthalate Bottles - a Source of Precursors for Chemical Syntheses
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The aim of our work was to investigate the possibility of obtaining precursors for chemical synthesis from polyethylene bags and polyethylene terephthalate bottles by two-stage thermolysis at 750 and 1000 oC. It was established that the main products are gases. During the thermolysis of polyethylene bags, the main combustible gases are C1-C3 and hydrogen, and the polyethylene terephthalate bottles are carbon oxides.
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