Determination of HCl and VOC Emission from Thermal Degradation of PVC in the Absence and Presence of Copper, Copper(II) Oxide and Copper(II) Chloride

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) has played a key role in the development of the plastic industry over the past 40 years. Thermal degradation of PVC leads to formation of many toxic pollutants such as HCl, aromatic and volatile organic carbon vapors. Thermal degradation of PVC and PVC in the present of copp...

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Main Authors: Ahamad J. Jafari, John D. Donaldson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:E-Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/753835