Thermolysis of High-Density Polyethylene to Petroleum Products

Table 1

Composition of gas products obtained from pyrolysis of polyethylene at 400°C [1].

Component	Thermal	Catalytic	Hydrocracking
Methane	22.7	12.4	21.1
Ethane	27.4	20.4	21.2
Ethylene	1.4	2.3	0.1
C3	26.6	30.4	23.7
C4	11.0	20.3	20.7
C5	6.9	5.6	7.3
C6	2.1	3.3	3.8