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A comparative study on hydrogen production from steam-glycerol reforming: thermodynamics and experimental

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A comparison of product yields and inorganic content in process streams following thermal hydrolysis and hydrothermal processing of microalgae, manure and digestate.

scientific article published on 14 November 2015

A novel Ni–Mg–Al–CaO catalyst with the dual functions of catalysis and CO2 sorption for H2 production from the pyrolysis–gasification of polypropylene

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A novel additive for the reduction of acid gases and NO(x) in municipal waste incinerator flue gas.

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A novel nano-Ni/SiO2 catalyst for hydrogen production from steam reforming of ethanol

scientific article published in August 2010

A parametric study on supercritical water gasification of Laminaria hyperborea: a carbohydrate-rich macroalga

scientific article published on 17 July 2014

A shock tube study of pyrolysis of tetrahydrothiophene at elevated temperatures

article published in 2004

Activated carbons from acrylic textile waste

article by Mohamad Anas Nahil & Paul T. Williams published September 2010 in Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis

Agricultural waste biomass converted to activated carbon as a material for gold processing

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Alkali-promoted hydrothermal gasification of biomass food processing waste: A parametric study

article published in 2010

Alkaline reforming of brominated fire-retardant plastics: fate of bromine and antimony

scientific article published on 2 December 2008

Alkaline subcritical water gasification of dairy industry waste (Whey).

scientific article published on 17 February 2011

Analysis of aromatic hydrocarbons in pyrolytic oil derived from biomass

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Analysis of products derived from the fast pyrolysis of plastic waste

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Analysis of products from the pyrolysis and liquefaction of single plastics and waste plastic mixtures

Scholarly article, 2007

Analysis of products from the pyrolysis of plastics recovered from the commercial scale recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment

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Application of hydrothermal oxidation and alkaline hydrothermal gasification for the treatment of sewage sludge and pharmaceutical wastewaters

scientific article published in January 2013

Application of low-temperature CP-Sil 88 column for the isomeric analysis of toxic 2,378-substituted PCDD/Fs in incinerator flyash and sewage sludge using a triple quadrupole GC-MS/MS.

scientific article published in October 2011

Aromatic chemicals from the catalytic pyrolysis of scrap tyres

Aromatization of tyre pyrolysis oil to yield polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

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CO 2 gasification of bio-char derived from conventional and microwave pyrolysis

article published in 2015

Carbon nanotubes and hydrogen production from the pyrolysis catalysis or catalytic-steam reforming of waste tyres

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Carbon nanotubes and hydrogen production from the reforming of toluene

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Catalytic Hydrothermal Degradation of Carbon Reinforced Plastic Wastes for Carbon Fibre and Chemical Feedstock Recovery

Catalytic Pyrolysis of Low-Density Polyethylene over Alumina-Supported Noble Metal Catalysts

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Catalytic Pyrolysis-Gasification of Waste Tire and Tire Elastomers for Hydrogen Production

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Catalytic Pyrolysis/Gasification of Refuse Derived Fuel for Hydrogen Production and Tar Reduction: Influence of Nickel to Citric Acid Ratio Using Ni/SiO2 Catalysts

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Catalytic Steam Gasification of Biomass for a Sustainable Hydrogen Future: Influence of Catalyst Composition

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Catalytic Supercritical Water Gasification of Refuse Derived Fuel for High Energy Content Fuel Gas

Catalytic conversion of bio-oil in supercritical water: Influence of RuO 2 /γ-Al 2 O 3 catalysts on gasification efficiencies and bio-methane production

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Catalytic coprocessing of biomass-derived pyrolysis vapours and methanol

Catalytic depolymerization of alkali lignin in subcritical water: influence of formic acid and Pd/C catalyst on the yields of liquid monomeric aromatic products

Catalytic hydrothermal gasification of algae for hydrogen production: composition of reaction products and potential for nutrient recycling

scientific article published on 17 October 2012

Catalytic pyrolysis of polyethylene

Catalytic pyrolysis of tyres: influence of catalyst temperature

Catalytic pyrolysis of waste plastic from electrical and electronic equipment

article published in 2015

Catalytic pyrolysis of waste plastics using staged catalysis for production of gasoline range hydrocarbon oils

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Catalytic steam reforming of volatiles released via pyrolysis of wood sawdust for hydrogen-rich gas production on Fe–Zn/Al2O3 nanocatalysts

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Catalytic supercritical water gasification of plastics with supported RuO2: A potential solution to hydrocarbons–water pollution problem

article by Jude A. Onwudili & Paul T. Williams published July 2016 in Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Characterisation of Activated Carbons with High Surface Area and Variable Porosity Produced from Agricultural Cotton Waste by Chemical Activation and Co-activation

Characterisation of biochar porosity from pyrolysis of biomass flax fibre

Characterisation of oils from the fluidised bed pyrolysis of biomass with zeolite catalyst upgrading

Characterisation of products from the recycling of glass fibre reinforced polyester waste by pyrolysis☆

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Characteristics and catalytic properties of Ni/CaAlO x catalyst for hydrogen-enriched syngas production from pyrolysis-steam reforming of biomass sawdust

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Characteristics of biochars from crop residues: potential for carbon sequestration and soil amendment

scientific article published on 28 August 2014

Characterization and evaluation of Ni/SiO2 catalysts for hydrogen production and tar reduction from catalytic steam pyrolysis-reforming of refuse derived fuel

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Characterization of Oils, Gases, and Char in Relation to the Pyrolysis of Different Brands of Scrap Automotive Tires

Characterization of Tar from the Pyrolysis/Gasification of Refuse Derived Fuel: Influence of Process Parameters and Catalysis

Chemical Recycling of Printed Circuit Board Waste by Depolymerization in Sub- and Supercritical Solvents

Cocombustion of Pulverized Coal with Waste Plastic and Tire Rubber Powders

Comparison of products from the pyrolysis and catalytic pyrolysis of rice husks

Composition of Products from the Supercritical Water Gasification of Glucose: A Model Biomass Compound

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Composition of oils derived from the batch pyrolysis of tyres

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Composition of products from the pyrolysis of polyethylene and polystyrene in a closed batch reactor: Effects of temperature and residence time

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Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Gas−Solid Flow during Steam Reforming of Glycerol in a Fluidized Bed Reactor

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Control of steam input to the pyrolysis-gasification of waste plastics for improved production of hydrogen or carbon nanotubes

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Controlled pyrolysis of polyethylene/polypropylene/polystyrene mixed plastics with high impact polystyrene containing flame retardant: Effect of decabromo diphenylethane (DDE)

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Conventional and microwave-assisted pyrolysis of biomass under different heating rates

De-novo formation of dioxins and furans and the memory effect in waste incineration flue gases

scientific article published on 24 June 2008

Deactivation of Nickel Catalysts by Sulfur and Carbon for the Pyrolysis–Catalytic Gasification/Reforming of Waste Tires for Hydrogen Production

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Degradation of brominated flame-retarded plastics (Br-ABS and Br-HIPS) in supercritical water

Desorption of PCDD/PCDF from municipal solid waste incinerator flyash under post-combustion plant conditions

scientific article published on 10 May 2007

Destruction of environmental organic pollutants by supercritical water oxidation

scientific article published in August 2006

Development of Fe-Promoted Ni–Al Catalysts for Hydrogen Production from Gasification of Wood Sawdust

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Development of Ni- and Fe- based catalysts with different metal particle sizes for the production of carbon nanotubes and hydrogen from thermo-chemical conversion of waste plastics

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Effect of Ni Particle Location within the Mesoporous MCM-41 Support for Hydrogen Production from the Catalytic Gasification of Biomass

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Effect of decabromodiphenyl ether and antimony trioxide on controlled pyrolysis of high-impact polystyrene mixed with polyolefins

scientific article published on 21 May 2008

Effect of growth temperature and feedstock:catalyst ratio on the production of carbon nanotubes and hydrogen from the pyrolysis of waste plastics

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Effect of interactions of PVC and biomass components on the formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) during fast co-pyrolysis

scholarly article in RSC Advances, vol. 5 no. 15, 2015

Effect of interactions of biomass constituents on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) formation during fast pyrolysis

Effect of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) on the pyrolysis of brominated flame retardant-containing high-impact polystyrene (HIPS-Br)

Effect of process conditions on the steam reforming of ethanol with a nano-Ni/SiO2 catalyst

scientific article published on February 1, 2012

Effects of Gasification Temperature and Catalyst Ratio on Hydrogen Production from Catalytic Steam Pyrolysis-Gasification of Polypropylene

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Effects of gaseous NH(3) and SO(2) on the concentration profiles of PCDD/F in flyash under post-combustion zone conditions

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Enhanced methane and hydrogen yields from catalytic supercritical water gasification of pine wood sawdust via pre-processing in subcritical water

scholarly article in RSC Advances, vol. 3 no. 30, 2013

Evaluation of carbon nanotubes produced from toluene steam reforming as catalyst support for selective catalytic reduction of NOx

Experimental study, dynamic modelling, validation and analysis of hydrogen production from biomass pyrolysis/gasification of biomass in a two-stage fixed bed reaction system

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Fast Pyrolysis of Halogenated Plastics Recovered from Waste Computers

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Flameless incineration of pyrene under sub-critical and supercritical water conditions

Flameless supercritical water incineration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

article published in 2006

Fluidised bed pyrolysis of low density polyethylene to produce petrochemical feedstock

article published in 1999

Fuels by Waste Plastics Using Activated Carbon, MCM-41, HZSM-5 and Their Mixture

article published in 2016

Granular activated carbons from palm nut shells for gold di-cyanide adsorption

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High grade activated carbon matting derived from the chemical activation and pyrolysis of natural fibre textile waste

article by Paul T. Williams & Anton R. Reed published June 2004 in Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis

High temperature pyrolysis of solid products obtained from rapid hydrothermal pre-processing of pinewood sawdust

scholarly article in RSC Advances, vol. 4 no. 66, 2014

High yield hydrogen from the pyrolysis–catalytic gasification of waste tyres with a nickel/dolomite catalyst

scholarly article by Ibrahim F. Elbaba & Paul T. Williams published April 2013 in Fuel

High-value products from the catalytic hydrolysis of polycarbonate waste

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Hydrocarbon gases and oils from the recycling of polystyrene waste by catalytic pyrolysis

article published in 2003

Hydrogen Production from High Temperature Pyrolysis/Steam Reforming of Waste Biomass: Rice Husk, Sugar Cane Bagasse, and Wheat Straw

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Hydrogen Production from the Pyrolysis−Gasification of Polypropylene: Influence of Steam Flow Rate, Carrier Gas Flow Rate and Gasification Temperature

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Hydrogen and methane selectivity during alkaline supercritical water gasification of biomass with ruthenium-alumina catalyst

scholarly article by Jude A. Onwudili & Paul T. Williams published March 2013 in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Hydrogen production by sorption-enhanced steam reforming of glycerol

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Hydrogen production by steam gasification of polypropylene with various nickel catalysts

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Hydrogen production from biomass and plastic mixtures by pyrolysis-gasification

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Hydrogen production from biomass gasification with Ni/MCM-41 catalysts: Influence of Ni content

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Hydrogen production from catalytic reforming of the aqueous fraction of pyrolysis bio-oil with modified Ni–Al catalysts

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Hydrogen production from high temperature steam catalytic gasification of bio-char

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Hydrogen production from pyrolysis catalytic reforming of cellulose in the presence of K alkali metal

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Hydrogen production from steam reforming of ethanol with nano-Ni/SiO2 catalysts prepared at different Ni to citric acid ratios using a sol–gel method

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Hydrogen production from the pyrolysis–gasification of waste tyres with a nickel/cerium catalyst

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Hydrogen-rich syngas production and tar removal from biomass gasification using sacrificial tyre pyrolysis char

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Hydrothermal Catalytic Gasification of Municipal Solid Waste

Hydrothermal Oxidation of Di-n-butylphthalate: Product Distribution and Reaction Mechanisms

Hydrothermal reactions of sodium formate and sodium acetate as model intermediate products of the sodium hydroxide-promoted hydrothermal gasification of biomass

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Influence of NaOH, Ni/Al2O3 and Ni/SiO2 catalysts on hydrogen production from the subcritical water gasification of model food waste compounds

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Influence of Ni/SiO2 catalyst preparation methods on hydrogen production from the pyrolysis/reforming of refuse derived fuel

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Influence of Process Conditions on the Rate of Activation of Chars Derived from Pyrolysis of Used Tires

Influence of alkali catalysts on the production of hydrogen-rich gas from the hydrothermal gasification of food processing waste

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Influence of metal addition to Ni-based catalysts for the co-production of carbon nanotubes and hydrogen from the thermal processing of waste polypropylene

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Influence of nickel-based catalysts on syngas production from carbon dioxide reforming of waste high density polyethylene

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Influence of particle grain size on the yield and composition of products from the pyrolysis of oil shales

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Influence of process conditions on syngas production from the thermal processing of waste high density polyethylene

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Influence of process conditions on the pyrolysis of Pakistani oil shales

scholarly article by Paul T. Williams & Nasir Ahmad published May 1999 in Fuel

Influence of residence time and catalyst regeneration on the pyrolysis–zeolite catalysis of oil shale

Influence of temperature and steam on the products from the flash pyrolysis of Jordan oil shale

Influence of temperature on PCDD/PCDF desorption from waste incineration flyash under nitrogen

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Interaction of Plastics in Mixed-Plastics Pyrolysis

Investigation into the potential of a novel superacid catalyst for the catalytic upgrading of pyrolytic bio-oil

Investigation of Ni-Al, Ni-Mg-Al and Ni-Cu-Al catalyst for hydrogen production from pyrolysis–gasification of polypropylene

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Investigation of Ni/SiO2 catalysts prepared at different conditions for hydrogen production from ethanol steam reforming

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Investigation of SO2, HCl and NOx, control from waste incinerators using a novel additive in a pilot scale reactor

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Investigation of coke formation on Ni-Mg-Al catalyst for hydrogen production from the catalytic steam pyrolysis-gasification of polypropylene

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Investigation of oil-shale pyrolysis processing conditions using thermogravimetric analysis

article published in 2000

Isomeric analysis of PCDD/PCDF in waste incinerator fly ash by GC-MS/MS.

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Manipulating the H 2 /CO ratio from dry reforming of simulated mixed waste plastics by the addition of steam

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Ni/CeO2/ZSM-5 catalysts for the production of hydrogen from the pyrolysis–gasification of polypropylene

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Nickel-catalysed pyrolysis/gasification of biomass components

scholarly article by Chunfei Wu et al published January 2013 in Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis

Novel Ni–Mg–Al–Ca catalyst for enhanced hydrogen production for the pyrolysis–gasification of a biomass/plastic mixture

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Novel application of cotton stalk as a waste derived catalyst in the low temperature SCR-deNOx process

Novel bi-functional Ni–Mg–Al–CaO catalyst for catalytic gasification of biomass for hydrogen production with in situ CO2 adsorption

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Optimising the sustainability of crude bio-oil via reforming to hydrogen and valuable by-product carbon nanotubes

article by Chunfei Wu et al published 2013 in RSC Advances

PCDD/F formation from oxy-PAH precursors in waste incinerator flyash

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PCDD/PCDF Isomer patterns in waste incinerator flyash and desorbed into the gas phase in relation to temperature

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Plasma-photocatalytic conversion of CO 2 at low temperatures: Understanding the synergistic effect of plasma-catalysis

scholarly article by Danhua Mei et al published March 2016 in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Formation from the Pyrolysis/Gasification of Lignin at Different Reaction Conditions

article published in 2014

Polycyclic aromatic compounds in oils derived from the fluidised bed pyrolysis of oil shale

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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in polystyrene derived pyrolysis oil

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in waste derived pyrolytic oils

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Pore characteristics of activated carbons from the phosphoric acid chemical activation of cotton stalks

Pre-formed activated carbon matting derived from the pyrolysis of biomass natural fibre textile waste

article by Paul T. Williams & Anton R Reed published December 2003 in Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis

Premium quality fuels and chemicals from the fluidised bed pyrolysis of biomass with zeolite catalyst upgrading

Processing real-world waste plastics by pyrolysis-reforming for hydrogen and high-value carbon nanotubes

scientific article published on 6 December 2013

Processing waste printed circuit boards for material recovery

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Production and application of carbon nanotubes, as a co-product of hydrogen from the pyrolysis-catalytic reforming of waste plastic

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Production of activated carbons from waste tyres for low temperature NOx control

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Production of oil with low organobromine content from the pyrolysis of flame retarded HIPS and ABS plastics

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Products from the high temperature pyrolysis of RDF at slow and rapid heating rates

Progress in low temperature hydrogen production with simultaneous CO2 abatement

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Promoting hydrogen production and minimizing catalyst deactivation from the pyrolysis-catalytic steam reforming of biomass on nanosized NiZnAlOx catalysts

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Pyrolysis of brominated feedstock plastic in a fluidised bed reactor

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Pyrolysis of flame retardant brominated polyester composites

scientific article published in December 2004

Pyrolysis of latex gloves in the presence of Y-zeolite

scientific article published on 11 September 2008

Pyrolysis of waste electrical and electronic equipment: effect of antinomy trioxide on the pyrolysis of styrenic polymers

scientific article published in September 2007

Pyrolysis of waste materials using TGA-MS and TGA-FTIR as complementary characterisation techniques

Pyrolysis of waste tyres: a review

scientific article published on 02 June 2013

Pyrolysis-Catalytic-Dry Reforming of Waste Plastics and Mixed Waste Plastics for Syngas Production

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Pyrolysis-catalytic dry (CO 2 ) reforming of waste plastics for syngas production: Influence of process parameters

Pyrolysis-thermogravimetric analysis of tyres and tyre components

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Pyrolysis/gasification of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin for hydrogen production in the presence of various nickel-based catalysts

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Pyrolysis/reforming of rice husks with a Ni–dolomite catalyst: Influence of process conditions on syngas and hydrogen yield

Pyrolysis–gasification of plastics, mixed plastics and real-world plastic waste with and without Ni–Mg–Al catalyst

Reaction mechanisms for the decomposition of phenanthrene and naphthalene under hydrothermal conditions

Reaction mechanisms for the hydrothermal oxidation of petroleum derived aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons

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Reaction of different carbonaceous materials in alkaline hydrothermal media for hydrogen gas production

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Reaction of oxygenated biomass pyrolysis model compounds over a ZSM-5 catalyst

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Reaction products from the subcritical water gasification of food wastes and glucose with NaOH and H2O2.

scientific article published on 27 April 2010

Reactions of different food classes during subcritical water gasification for hydrogen gas production

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Recovery of carbon fibres and production of high quality fuel gas from the chemical recycling of carbon fibre reinforced plastic wastes

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Recycling of carbon fibre reinforced polymeric waste for the production of activated carbon fibres

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Recycling of fibre-reinforced polymeric waste by pyrolysis: thermo-gravimetric and bench-scale investigations

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Removal of organobromine compounds from the pyrolysis oils of flame retarded plastics using zeolite catalysts

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Removal potential of toxic 2378-substituted PCDD/F from incinerator flue gases by waste-derived activated carbons

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Renewable hydrogen and carbon nanotubes from biodiesel waste glycerol

scientific article (publication date: 25 September 2013)

Role of sodium hydroxide in the production of hydrogen gas from the hydrothermal gasification of biomass

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Sampling and analysis of mercury species in effluent gases derived from waste incineration

Separation and recovery of materials from scrap printed circuit boards

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Shock tube pyrolysis of thiophene

Sliding Friction Analysis of Phosphatidylcholine as a Boundary Lubricant for Articular Cartilage

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Steam reforming of crude glycerol with in situ CO(2) sorption.

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Steam reforming of different biomass tar model compounds over Ni/Al2O3 catalysts

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Steam reforming of phenol as biomass tar model compound over Ni/Al 2 O 3 catalyst

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Subcritical and Supercritical Water Gasification of Cellulose, Starch, Glucose, and Biomass Waste

article published in 2006

Sulfur-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in tyre pyrolysis oil

Supercritical water oxidation of dioxins and furans in waste incinerator fly ash, sewage sludge and industrial soil

article by Safari Zainal et al published 27 February 2014 in Environmental Technology

Surface chemistry and porosity of nitrogen-containing activated carbons produced from acrylic textile waste

article by Mohamad Anas Nahil & Paul T. Williams published March 2012 in Chemical Engineering Journal

Sustainable processing of waste plastics to produce high yield hydrogen-rich synthesis gas and high quality carbon nanotubes

scholarly article in RSC Advances, vol. 2 no. 10, 2012

Syngas production from pyrolysis–catalytic steam reforming of waste biomass in a continuous screw kiln reactor

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The co-pyrolysis of flame retarded high impact polystyrene and polyolefins

The effect of zeolite ZSM-5 catalyst deactivation during the upgrading of biomass-derived pyrolysis vapours

article published in 1995

The influence of catalyst regeneration on the composition of zeolite-upgraded biomass pyrolysis oils

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The influence of catalyst type on the composition of upgraded biomass pyrolysis oils

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The influence of temperature and heating rate on the slow pyrolysis of biomass

The molecular weight range of pyrolytic oils derived from tyre waste

The pyrolysis of scrap automotive tyres

The relation between polycyclic aromatic compounds in diesel fuels and exhaust particulates

The role of metal salts in the pyrolysis of biomass

The use of different metal catalysts for the simultaneous production of carbon nanotubes and hydrogen from pyrolysis of plastic feedstocks

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Thermal Degradation of Real-World Waste Plastics and Simulated Mixed Plastics in a Two-Stage Pyrolysis–Catalysis Reactor for Fuel Production

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Thermal decomposition and gasification of biomass pyrolysis gases using a hot bed of waste derived pyrolysis char

scientific article published on 22 December 2015

Thermal processing of biomass natural fibre wastes by pyrolysis

Thermal processing of plastics from waste electrical and electronic equipment for hydrogen production

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Thermogravimetric kinetics of crude glycerol

scientific article published on 22 January 2009

Two stage pyrolysis of oil shale using a zeolite catalyst

Two stage pyrolysis-catalytic gasification of waste tyres: Influence of process parameters

article published in 2012

Two stages catalytic pyrolysis of refuse derived fuel: production of biofuel via syncrude

scientific article published in November 2010

Upgrading of biomass-derived pyrolytic vapours over zeolite ZSM-5 catalyst: effect of catalyst dilution on product yields

Waste Treatment and Disposal

Waste-derived activated carbons for control of nitrogen oxides