Effect of Pyrolysis Temperature and Time on Wax Production from Waste Polyethene
Keywords:
Kemolecular weight, polyethene, pyrolysis, temperature.Abstract
Waste polyethene was pyrolysed at two different temperatures. The waste polyethene were pyrolysed at 200oC and 250oC for 1hour, 2hours and 3hours respectively. The melting points of the pyrolysed waxes were obtained within the range of 84-114oC, and the waxes showed a decrease in molecular weight of the waxes as the temperature and time of pyrolysis increased.
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