Wet Air Oxidation of Solid Waste Made of Polymers
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 126, Issue 3
Abstract
Wet air oxidation was attempted on synthetic (mixture of plastics of various compositions) and natural (cellulose substances) solid polymers. The temperature was maintained at 270°C and the oxygen pressure varied from 0 to 2 MPa (from understoichiometric conditions to oxygen excess). No valorizable compounds were found, even in runs carried out under an oxygen deficit. Suitable conditions for the total destruction of the initial polymers were temperatures above 270°C, an excess of oxygen, and a residence time of less than 1 h. Only such degradable compounds as acetic and benzoic acids are found at low concentrations. Formation of chlorine and gaseous hydrochloric acid can be limited by adding CaCO3 as a neutralizing agent.
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 126 • Issue 3 • March 2000
Pages: 289 - 292
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Received: Jul 31, 1996
Published online: Mar 1, 2000
Published in print: Mar 2000
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