Equilibrium analysis of the affect of temperature, moisture and sodium content on heavy metal emissions from municipal solid waste incinerators

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 1-20

  Durlak, Susan K ^a   Biswas, Pratim ^a   Shi, Jichun ^b  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Chromium; Emissions; Fly ash; Incineration; Lead; Mercury; Municipal solid waste; Sodium; Speciation; Thermodynamic equilibrium

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM ASH; EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES;

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ESTIMATION; FLUE GASES; FLY ASH; GAS EMISSIONS; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; LEAD; MOISTURE; SODIUM; THERMAL EFFECTS;

WASTE INCINERATION;

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; CHLORIDE; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; LEAD CHLORIDE; LEAD OXIDE; MERCURY; METAL OXIDE; SODIUM; TRACE METAL;

ARTICLE; ASH; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENERGY; FLUE GAS; FLY ASH; GAS WASTE; HUMIDITY; INCINERATION; MOISTURE; SOLID WASTE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0031239367     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3894(97)00002-2     Document Type: Article

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