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Pyrolysis is an effective recycling method for treating plastic waste because it can recover valuable products for the chemical and petrochemical industry. This work addresses the thermal pyrolysis of expanded polystyrene (EPS) post-industrial waste in a semi-batch reactor. The influence of reaction temperature (350\u2013500 \u00b0C) and heating rate (4\u201340 \u00b0C min\u22121) on the liquid conversion yields and physicochemical properties was studied based on a multilevel factorial statistical analysis. In addition, the analysis of the obtaining of mono-aromatics such as styrene, toluene, benzene, ethylbenzene, and \u03b1-methyl styrene was performed. Hydrocarbon liquid yields of 76.5\u201393% were achieved at reaction temperatures between 350 and 450 \u00b0C, respectively. Styrene yields reached up to 72% at 450 \u00b0C and a heating rate of 25 \u00b0C min\u22121. 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