Feedstock Recycling Of Plastic Wastes -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1 Significance of Plastic Materials in Today's Society -- 2 Classes of Organic Polymers and their Main Applications -- Classification of Polymers -- Thermoplastics -- Thermosets -- Plastic Additives -- Rubber -- 3 Plastic Wastes -- The Economic and Environmental Impact of Plastic Wastes -- Management of Plastic Wastes -- Mechanical Recycling -- Feedstock Recycling -- Sorting and Separation of Mixed Plastics -- Future Trends in Plastic Waste Management -- 4 References -- Chapter 2 Chemical Depolymerization -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Polyesters -- Glycolysis -- Methanolysis -- Hydrolysis -- Ammonolysis and Aminolysis -- Combined Chemolysis Methods -- Comparison of the Various PET Chemolysis Methods -- 3 Polyurethanes -- Glycolysis -- Hydrolysis -- Ammonolysis and Aminolysis -- Combined Chemolysis Methods -- 4 Polyamides, Polycarbonates and Polyacetals -- 5 Summary -- 6 References -- Chapter 3 Gasification and Partial Oxidation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Gasification of Carbonaceous Materials and Uses of the Syngas -- 3 Gasification of Plastic and Rubber Wastes -- 4 Gasification of Mixed Solid Wastes -- 5 Other Plastic and Rubber Partial Oxidation Processes -- 6 Summary -- 7 References -- Chapter 4 Thermal Processes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Mechanism of the Thermal Degradation of Addition Polymers -- 3 Thermal Conversion of Individual Plastics -- Polyethylene -- Polypropylene -- Polystyrene -- Polyvinyl Chloride -- Other Plastics -- 4 Thermal Conversion of Plastic Mixtures -- Interactions Between Components During Thermal Degradation -- Processes for the Thermal Degradation of Plastic Wastes -- 5 Thermal Coprocessing of Plastic Wastes with Coal and Lignocellulosic Materials -- 6 Thermal Conversion of Rubber Wastes and Used Tyres -- 7 Summary.

8 References -- Chapter 5 Catalytic Cracking and Reforming -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Types and Properties of Polymer Cracking Catalysts -- 3 Catalytic Conversion of Individual Plastics -- Polyethylene -- Polypropylene -- Polystyrene -- 4 Catalytic Conversion of Plastic Mixtures and Rubber Wastes -- 5 Conversion of Plastics by a Combination of Thermal and Catalytic Treatments -- 6 Summary -- 7 References -- Chapter 6 Hydrogenation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Hydrocracking of Plastics -- 3 Hydrocracking of Rubber and Used Tyres -- 4 Coliquefaction of Coal and Plastics -- 5 Coliquefaction of Coal with Rubber and Used Tyres -- 6 Summary -- 7 References -- Chapter 7 Concluding Remarks -- Subject Index.