Table 6.
Distribution of paraffins, olefins, naphthenes and aromatics over the light, medium and heavy product fractions of all post-consumer plastic waste pyrolysis oils (averaged values taken from Table 3).
Light fraction(a) [wt%] | Medium fraction(b) [wt%] | Heavy fraction(c) [wt%] | |
---|---|---|---|
Paraffins | 28 | 29 | 44 |
Olefins | 32 | 40 | 29 |
Naphthenes | 18 | 14 | 17 |
Aromatics | 19 | 12 | 11 |
Others | 4 | 5 | 0 |
(a) defined as carbon number up to C20 and boiling point up to 250 °C.
(b) defined as carbon number up to C30 and boiling point up to 450 °C
(c) defined as carbon number > C30 and FBP > 450 °C