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ArticlePolymers2026

Chemical Recycling of Post-Consumer Polystyrene by Thermal Pyrolysis: High-Yield Recovery of Aromatic Hydrocarbons for Circular Plastic Economy.

Joaquin Hernandez-Fernandez, Rafael Gonzalez-Cuello, Rodrigo Ortega-Toro

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Article in Polymers, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Joaquin Hernandez-FernandezChemistry Program, Department of Natural and Exact Sciences, University of Cartagena, San Pablo Campus, Cartagena de Indias 130015, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0002-2330-8580
Rafael Gonzalez-CuelloFood Packaging and Shelf-Life Research Group (FP & SL), Food Engineering Program, University of Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias 130015, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0002-2674-2876
Rodrigo Ortega-ToroFood Packaging and Shelf-Life Research Group (FP & SL), Food Engineering Program, University of Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias 130015, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0003-0815-5317

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study evaluates the non-catalytic thermal pyrolysis of post-consumer polystyrene (PS) in a laboratory-scale batch fixed-bed reactor to recover aromatic-rich liquid products. The PS feedstock was characterized by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and micro-Raman spectroscopy to assess its thermal behavior and chemical homogeneity. In addition, the main TGA degradation region was analyzed using Coats-Redfern, Horowitz-Metzger, and Broido kinetic models, yielding apparent activation energies of 269.18, 288.83, and 280.69 kJ mol

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aromatic hydrocarbonschemical recyclingcircular economyfixed-bed reactorpost-consumer polystyrenestyrene recoverythermal pyrolysiswaste valorization

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PMID42198113
PMCPMC13211069

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