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Title: Thermal plasma process for recovering monomers and high value carbons from polymeric materials

Patent ·
OSTI ID:874705

The present invention relates to a method of recycling polymeric waste products into monomers and high value forms of carbon by pyrolytic conversion using an induction coupled RF plasma heated reactor.

Research Organization:
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA (US)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-97ER12205
Assignee:
Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA)
Patent Number(s):
US 6444864
OSTI ID:
874705
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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