Some kinetic parameters have been determined in this work for thermal and catalytic
cracking of the mixed of polyethylene and polypropylene using batch method. The
cracking reaction was carried out at different temperature 470,490 and 510oC under
atmospheric pressure. The mass of products (liquid and gas fractions) were determined and
used to plot the curves of the thermal and catalytic decomposition. We used two types of
catalysts: Syrian natural Zeolite and the same after loading with sulfate ions using
impregnation method. The thermal cracking has a long time and has firs-pseud order
reaction. While in the case of catalytic process we note that the reaction finished in the
short time and the process is the Zero-pseud order reaction. The rate of the cracking
increased very much, the rate constant was k1=0.0032.min-1 in the thermal cracking at
4700C and ko=0.111.min-1 in the case of catalytic cracking in presence of Z catalyst and
ko= 0.206 min-1 in presence of 15-SO4
2-/Z as catalytic at the same temperature. In the other
hand activation energy was 208.7 kj/mol in the thermal process and decreased to 116.6
kj/mol at Z catalytic presence and to 87.3 kj/mol at 15-SO4
2-/Z catalytic presence.
This research studies the effect of the addition of polypropylene
fibers (PF) on the properties of the swelling clayey soil. The effect
of PF on the shear strength of the clayey soil has been studied
and the results show that adding PF, up to spec
ific value,
increases the shear strength. Beyond this value of addition, the
shear strength decreases. The increase in shear strength was
about (100-110) % and the optimal addition ratio was determined.
Asphalt plays the role of envelope and bonding in asphalt gable, and is exposed to a range
of changes that start from the stage of production of asphalt mosses to the stage of
investment under the influence of traffic loads and weather factors. The
aim of this
research is to investigate the possibility of using polypropylene polymer to modify the
properties of the asphalt binder and to increase its resistance to high temperatures and
different climatic conditions by modifying the asphalt by adding polypropylene by (1, 2, 3,
4, 6, 8%) And perform traditional tests on modified asphalt samples . Using Thin film oven
test RTFOT test to perform the short-term Aging on normal and modified asphalt samples,
heat loss, residual Penetration and aging index, And conduct a structural composition test
to determine asphalt compounds. The results of the study showed that the values of
Penetration tend to decrease with the increase of the percentage of addition while the
degree of Softening point. The results showed increased resistance of asphalt modified to
the thermal conditions. The optimum percentage of polypropylene is 3% Loss on heat at
the lowest level.
