Table 2. Product Gas and Oil Yields (wt %) from the Supercritical Water Liquefaction of Different Plastics in Relation to Plastic:Water Ratios at Conditions of 450 °C and Final Pressure of 33 MPa with a Residence Time of 60 min.
| plastic:water ratio |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:3 (wt %) | 1:4 (wt %) | 1:6 (wt %) | 1:9 (wt %) | |
| Polystyrene | ||||
| gas yield | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| oil yield | 97.6 | 98.2 | 98.2 | 98.2 |
| solid | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| mass balance | 100.2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Polypropylene | ||||
| gas yield | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| oil yield | 97.4 | 97.5 | 97.4 | 97.2 |
| solid | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| mass balance | 99.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Low-Density Polyethylene | ||||
| gas yield | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| oil yield | 98.0 | 97.8 | 97.7 | 97.3 |
| solid | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 |
| mass balance | 100.1 | 100.1 | 100.1 | 100.1 |