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Preparation and physicochemical characterization of cracking oil from waste plastics
Summary
Researchers systematically explored the preparation process and physicochemical properties of cracking oil derived from municipal solid waste plastics. Using characterization techniques including spectroscopy, the study examined the composition and properties of waste plastic cracking oil to inform its potential as a recovered fuel or feedstock.
The aim of this paper is to systematically explore the preparation process of waste plastic cracking oil from municipal solid waste and its physicochemical properties, and to study the composition and properties of waste plastic crack-ing oil in depth through characterization techniques such as organic ele-mental analysis (EA), capillary viscometer, flash point and ignition temperature test, so as to provide theoretical basis and technical support for the resource utilization of low value waste plastics in municipal solid waste.
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