Control of the HCl emissions from the combustion of PVC by in-furnace injection of calcium-magnesium-based sorbents

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-135

  Courtemanche, Bonnie ^a   Levendis, Yiannis A ^a  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium based sorbents for HCl capture; Calcium magnesium acetate (CMA); HCl emissions; PVC combustion

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CHLORINATION; COMBUSTION; GAS EMISSIONS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES;

SORBENTS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

CALCIUM ACETATE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; SORBENT;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; COMBUSTION; DIFFUSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FURNACE; PARTICLE SIZE; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 0031825219     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.1998.15.123     Document Type: Article

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