Incineration

[g_axelsson]

Water obviously have a higher vapor pressure than plastics :lol:

At room temperature, sure. At the boiling point of water too, but at incineration temperature it's close to even. Water and plastic would have the same vapor pressure when your reactor breaks, it's just a question of a minor difference in temperature. The biggest difference is that water isn't flammable but pyrolyzed plastic vapors are.... or in words that a dude would understand. Big kaboom!

This is Not a joke!

Göran

 

[Geo]

Incineration and Pyrolysis is two very different things. Incineration is a thermochemical reaction by heat and oxygen to convert carbon to carbon dioxide. Pyrolysis is a thermochemical reaction to decompose organic material in the absence of oxygen leaving carbon behind.

 

[4metals]

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