Microwave assisted pyrolysis of halogenated plastics recovered from waste computers

Luca Rosi1, Mattia Bartoli2, Marco Frediani3

  • 1Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia, 3-13, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy; Consorzio Interuniversitario Reattività Chimica e Catalisi (CIRCC), Via Celso Ulpiani 27, Bari, Italy..

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