TABLE 5.

Proximate analysis of plastics (Abnisa and Wan Daud, 2014).

Plastics types	Marks on plastics	Volatile (wt%)	Fixed carbon (wt%)	Ash (wt%)	Moisture (wt%)	References
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)		91.75	7.77	0.02	0.46	Zannikos et al. (2013)
		86.83	13.17	0	0.61	Heikkinen et al. (2004)
High-density polyethylene (HDPE)		99.81	0.01	0.18	0	Ahmad et al. (2013)
		98.57	0.03	1.40	0	Heikkinen et al. (2004)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)		93.70	6.30	0	0.80	Hong et al. (1999)
		94.82	5.19	0	0.74	Heikkinen et al. (2004)
Low-density polyethylene (LDPE)		99.70	0	0	0.30	Park et al. (2012)
		99.60	-	0.40	-	Aboulkas et al. (2010)
Polypropylene (PP)		95.08	1.22	3.55	0.15	Jung et al. (2010)
		97.85	0.16	1.99	0.18	Heikkinen et al. (2004)
Polystyrene (PS)		99.63	0.12	0	0.25	Abnisa et al. (2014)
		99.50	0.20	0	0.30	Park et al. (2012)
Polyethylene (PE) Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) Polyamide (PA) or Nylons Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT)		98.87	0.04	0.99	0.10	Jung et al. (2010)
		97.88	1.12	1.01	0	Othman et al. (2008)
		99.78	0.69	0	0	Othman et al. (2008)
		97.12	2.88	0	0.16	Heikkinen et al. (2004)