Effect of soot and copper combustor deposits on dioxin emissions

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-84

  Lee, Chun Wai ^a   Kilgroe, James D ^a   Raghunathan, K ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Acurex Environmental Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorinated waste incineration; Dioxin emissions; Memory effects; Soot and copper deposits; Wall effects

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BOILER FIRING; COMBUSTORS; COPPER; DEPOSITION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); NATURAL GAS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; QUARTZ; SOOT; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WASTE INCINERATION;

CHLORINATED WASTES; DEPOSITION TUBES; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS;

FLUE GASES;

1,6 DICHLOROHEXANE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; COPPER; FUEL OIL; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; OXYGEN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; SULFUR DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

COMBUSTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FLUE GAS; FURNACE; SOOT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0002890121     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.1998.15.71     Document Type: Conference Paper

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