Catalytic pyrolysis of automobile shredder residue

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In the United States, approximately 10 million automobiles are scrapped and shredded each year. The mixture of plastics and other materials remaining after recovery of the metals is known as Automobile Shredder Residue (ASR). In 1994, about 3.5 million tons of ASR was produced and disposed of in landfills. However, environmental, legislative, and economic considerations are forcing the industry to search for recycling or other alternatives to disposal. Numerous studies have been done relating the ASR disposal problem to possible recycling treatments such as pyrolysis, gasification, co-liquefaction of ASR with coal, chemical recovery of plastics from ASR, catalytic pyrolysis, reclamation … continued below

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Arzoumanidis, G.G.; McIntosh, M.J. & Steffensen, E.J. July 1, 1995.

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In the United States, approximately 10 million automobiles are scrapped and shredded each year. The mixture of plastics and other materials remaining after recovery of the metals is known as Automobile Shredder Residue (ASR). In 1994, about 3.5 million tons of ASR was produced and disposed of in landfills. However, environmental, legislative, and economic considerations are forcing the industry to search for recycling or other alternatives to disposal. Numerous studies have been done relating the ASR disposal problem to possible recycling treatments such as pyrolysis, gasification, co-liquefaction of ASR with coal, chemical recovery of plastics from ASR, catalytic pyrolysis, reclamation in molten salts, and vacuum pyrolysis. These and other possibilities have been studied intensively, and entire symposia have been devoted to the problem. Product mix, yields, toxicology issues, and projected economics of conceptual plant designs based on experimental results are among the key elements of past studies. Because the kinds of recycling methods that may be developed, along with their ultimate economic value, depend on a very large number of variables, these studies have been open-ended. It is hoped that it may be useful to explore some of these previously studied areas from fresh perspectives. One such approach, currently under development at Argonne National Laboratory, is the catalytic pyrolysis of ASR.

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  • 210. national meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Chicago, IL (United States), 20-25 Aug 1995

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  • Report No.: ANL/ES/CP--86560
  • Report No.: CONF-950801--12
  • Grant Number: W-31109-ENG-38
  • Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.2172/95489
  • Office of Scientific & Technical Information Report Number: 95489
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc792833

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Arzoumanidis, G.G.; McIntosh, M.J. & Steffensen, E.J. Catalytic pyrolysis of automobile shredder residue, report, July 1, 1995; Illinois. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc792833/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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