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

Knight, Richard; Grossmann, Elihu D; Guddeti, Ravikishan R

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

Patent · 01 January 2002

OSTI ID:874705

Knight, Richard ^[1]; Grossmann, Elihu D ^[2]; Guddeti, Ravikishan R ^[1]

Philadelphia, PA
Narberth, PA

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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