PAH and soot emissions from combustion of coal and waste tire-derived-fuel in fixed beds

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 134, Issue 1-6, 1998, Pages 407-431

  Levendis, Y A ^a   Atal, A ^a   Carlson, J B ^b  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

^b DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CO; Coal combustion; NOx emissions; PAH; Soot; Waste tire combustion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000945976     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102209808924143     Document Type: Article

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