Abstract
Vacuum co-pyrolysis of Chinese fir sawdust (CFS) and waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) at different mass ratios were examined in this paper. The structures and contents of the pyrolysis oils were analyzed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS). The results showed that co-pyrolysis processes presented antagonistic effect in the yield of the total volatiles (liquid plus gas) at the experimental conditions, but it is beneficial to the formation of brominated aromatic compounds (whose total content in WPCBs pyrolysis oil was only 6.51wt%, while in co-pyrolysis processes (CFS/WPCBs=4:1, 1:1, 1:4), they were 10.96wt%, 7.98wt% and 14.84wt%, respectively). The co-pyrolysis processes were also analyzed by thermogravimetric (TG) analysis with evolved product analysis by FTIR. The results showed that the volatiles were mainly formed between 300 and 450°C, and after 450°C, there were mainly some noncondensable gases (CO2, CO and CH4) formed.
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