Table 4. Compounds Identified by GC-MS/MS in the Product Oil from the Supercritical Water Liquefaction of Polypropylene at Conditions of 450 °C and Final Pressure of 33 MPa with a Residence Time of 60 min and Plastic:Water Ratio of 1:4a.
| retention time (min) | peak area (%) | compound | concentration (mg g–1 of PP) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.085 | 0.99 | cyclohexane | 11.80 |
| 2.197 | 1.718 | 2-pentene, 4-methyl- | 20.47 |
| 2.59 | 0.878 | 2-pentene, 2,4-dimethyl- | 10.46 |
| 3.039 | 1.392 | 1,3-dimethylcyclopentane | 16.59 |
| 3.258 | 1.538 | 3-methylhexene | 18.33 |
| 3.694 | 1.059 | 1,1,3-trimethylcyclopentane | 12.62 |
| 4.057 | 0.993 | 3-methyleneheptane | 11.83 |
| 4.725 | 4.678 | toluene | 55.75 |
| 5.17 | 0.775 | 1,3-dimethylcyclohexane | 9.24 |
| 5.882 | 1.31 | 2,4-dimethylhexane | 15.61 |
| 6.134 | 1.246 | cyclopentane, 1,1-ethylidene/cyclohexane, 1-ethyl-2-methyl | 14.85 |
| 6.302 | 2.477 | cyclopentane, 1,1,3,4-tetramethyl | 29.52 |
| 6.754 | 1.076 | 3-ethylhexane | 12.82 |
| 7.238 | 9.848 | cyclohexane, 1,1,3-trimethyl | 117.36 |
| 7.506 | 0.926 | cyclohexane, 1-ethyl-1,3-dimethyl | 11.03 |
| 7.623 | 2.13 | 6-methyl-1-octene | 25.38 |
| 8.396 | 7.261 | cyclohexane, 1,1,4-trimethyl | 86.53 |
| 8.536 | 0.806 | ethylbenzene | 9.60 |
| 8.806 | 0.747 | nonene | 8.90 |
| 9.012 | 7.444 | p-xylene | 88.71 |
| 9.873 | 1.291 | cyclohexane, 1,1,3,5-tetramethyl | 15.38 |
| 10.063 | 0.72 | 1,2,3-cyclohexane | 8.58 |
| 10.213 | 1.022 | o-xylene | 12.18 |
| 10.836 | 1.12 | cyclopentane, 1-methyl-3(2-methyl-1-propenyl) | 13.35 |
| 14.556 | 1.157 | 1-ethyl-3-methylbenzene | 13.79 |
| 15.13 | 5.052 | benzene, 1,2,3-trimethyl | 60.20 |
| 16.759 | 2.738 | benzene, 1,2,4-trimethyl | 32.63 |
| 18.342 | 0.707 | 3,5-dimethyloctane | 8.43 |
| 21.216 | 0.87 | benzene, 4-ethyl-1,2-dimethyl | 10.37 |
| 21.444 | 0.71 | 2,2-dimethyloctene | 8.46 |
| 21.612 | 0.78 | 2-butyl-3-methyl-1-pentene | 9.30 |
| total | 65.459 | 780.05 |
Listed are the highest concentration compounds identified in the oil.