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Methyl methacrylate (MMA) and alumina recovery from waste artificial marble powder pyrolysis

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Owing to various advantages of artificial marble compared to natural marble, its application has been rising exponentially, which has resulted in the generation of a significant amount of waste artificial marble through various processes. This study focuses on the recovery of methyl methacrylate from the waste artificial marble powder through pyrolysis reaction. The pyrolysis experiment was conducted in a horizontal tubular furnace at various pyrolysis temperatures (300–500 °C) at an interval of 50 °C. The liquid product was obtained through condensation. Liquid and solid product characteristics were studied. Significant cracking of the liquid product was obtained for 450 and 500 °C. From the solid phase analysis, it was observed that aluminum oxide (Al2O3) was obtained through the calcination of waste artificial marble powder at 800 °C.

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This work was supported by a grant from Kongju National University.

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    Jeeban Poudel, You Min Lee, Hyeok Jin Kim & Sea Cheon Oh

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Poudel, J., Lee, Y.M., Kim, H.J. et al. Methyl methacrylate (MMA) and alumina recovery from waste artificial marble powder pyrolysis. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 23, 214–221 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-020-01120-4

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