Conversion of poly-isoprene based rubber to value-added chemicals and liquid fuel via ethanolysis: Effect of operating parameters on product quality and quantity

• Main Authors: Ahmad, Nabeel, Ahmad, Nauman, Maafa, Ibrahim M., Ahmed, Usama, Akhter, Parveen, Shehzad, Nasir, Amjad, Um-e-Salma, Hussain, Murid, Javaid, Momina
• Format: Article
• Published: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd 2020
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/36951/

Liquefaction of poly-isoprene based rubber (PIR) was performed using ethanol as a solvent for the production of liquid fuel and chemicals. An autoclave batch reactor was used to perform the ethanolysis of PIR at different temperature ranges (250-375 degrees C), with different ethanol to PIR ratio (0...