Table 1 Elemental and proximate analyses of HDPE and PP feedstocks.

From: Production of combustible fuels and carbon nanotubes from plastic wastes using an in-situ catalytic microwave pyrolysis process

Plastic type

Molecular weight (Kg/mol)

HHV(MJ/kg)

Proximate analysis (wt.%)

Elemental analysis (wt.%)

Moisture

Volatile Matter

Fixed Carbon

Ash

C

H

N

HDPE

130–300

47.22

0.0

99.1

0.1

0.8

85.5

14.4

0.0

PP

75–200

46.68

0.1

99.3

0.5

0.1

85.3

14.3

0.0

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