Investigation of feasibility of polypropylene carbonization

Investigation of feasibility of polypropylene carbonization

This work presents the synthesis of carbon from polypropyelene. The carbonization is modelled after the works of (Choi et al., 2017) as polyethylene and polypropylene is chemically similar as they are both polymers. Polypropylene is pretreated by oxidizing in a muffle furnace and from experimentatio...

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Main Author: Teh, Jason Zhi Yang
Other Authors: Lai Changquan
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
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Engineering
Carbonization
Polypropylene
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/181572
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1815722024-12-14T16:45:54Z Investigation of feasibility of polypropylene carbonization Teh, Jason Zhi Yang Lai Changquan School of Materials Science and Engineering cqlai@ntu.edu.sg Engineering Carbonization Polypropylene This work presents the synthesis of carbon from polypropyelene. The carbonization is modelled after the works of (Choi et al., 2017) as polyethylene and polypropylene is chemically similar as they are both polymers. Polypropylene is pretreated by oxidizing in a muffle furnace and from experimentation the optimal temperature to obtain the most amount of carbon is 330°C as it produced 2.2% of the initial weight in carbon after carbonizing. This method may be applied onto other polymers as well and might enable more polymers to be upcycled as well. Bachelor's degree 2024-12-10T02:57:41Z 2024-12-10T02:57:41Z 2024 Final Year Project (FYP) Teh, J. Z. Y. (2024). Investigation of feasibility of polypropylene carbonization. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/181572 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/181572 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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topic Engineering
Carbonization
Polypropylene
spellingShingle Engineering
Carbonization
Polypropylene
Teh, Jason Zhi Yang
Investigation of feasibility of polypropylene carbonization
description This work presents the synthesis of carbon from polypropyelene. The carbonization is modelled after the works of (Choi et al., 2017) as polyethylene and polypropylene is chemically similar as they are both polymers. Polypropylene is pretreated by oxidizing in a muffle furnace and from experimentation the optimal temperature to obtain the most amount of carbon is 330°C as it produced 2.2% of the initial weight in carbon after carbonizing. This method may be applied onto other polymers as well and might enable more polymers to be upcycled as well.
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Teh, Jason Zhi Yang
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author Teh, Jason Zhi Yang
author_sort Teh, Jason Zhi Yang
title Investigation of feasibility of polypropylene carbonization
title_short Investigation of feasibility of polypropylene carbonization
title_full Investigation of feasibility of polypropylene carbonization
title_fullStr Investigation of feasibility of polypropylene carbonization
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of feasibility of polypropylene carbonization
title_sort investigation of feasibility of polypropylene carbonization
publisher Nanyang Technological University
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url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/181572
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