Abstract
Polystyrene (PS)/wood chip (WC) composites (PS/WC) were prepared by solution mixing method and the effect of polystyrene on thermal characteristics of WC was investigated with different PS/WC ratios. The copyrolysis and heating value of the PS/WC were determined by thermogravimetric analyzer and calorimeter, respectively. From the results, the PS/WC revealed copyrolysis features in the range of 360-440. °C compared to WC and PS and exhibited high heating value over about 5000. kcal/kg at low PS content (PS/WC = 2/8). These results were attributed to the combination effect by interaction between polystyrene and wood chip.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2024-2027 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 25 Nov 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported from Core Technology Development of Engineering funded by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Korea.
Keywords
- Copyrolysis
- Heating value
- Polystyrene
- Thermal decomposition
- Wood chip