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MATERIALS
Volume 14, Issue 15, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma14154129
Keywords
waste plastic; halogen content; polyvinyl chloride; isothermal treatment; de-chlorination; direct reduction of iron oxides; circular economy
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- French National Research Agency [ANR-10-ECOT-013, ANR-10-LABX-21-01/LABEX RESSOURCES21]
- ANR CARNOT programme
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This study focused on using PVC waste as a useful agent for the direct reduction of hematite after thermal treatment, achieving stepwise reduction of hematite up to metallic iron at temperatures approaching 1000 degrees C. Thermal reduction tests were conducted to monitor the chemical behavior and reactivity of the pellet constituents during their thermal treatment.
The mass production of synthetic plastics began in the last century and today they have become one of the most abundant man-made materials. The disposal or the beneficiation of end-of-life plastics represent a great challenge for society especially in the case of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). This study is focused on the use of PVC waste as a useful agent for the direct reduction of hematite (Fe2O3) after a thermal treatment at 300 degrees C for removing the chlorine contained in PVC. Thermal reduction tests were conducted from 600 degrees C to 1100 degrees C with (Fe2O3 + PVC + clay) pellet mixtures in which clay was used as plasticizing and binder agent of the pellets. The starting samples and treatment residues were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy through energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) to monitor the chemical behavior and reactivity of the pellet constituents during their thermal treatment. The stepwise reduction of hematite up to metallic iron was achieved at temperatures approaching 1000 degrees C, confirming the capability of using PVC waste for the direct reduction of iron oxides.
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