Combustion of plastics contained in electric and electronic scrap

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 65-85

  Menad, Nourreddine ^a   Bjorkman Bo ^a   Allain, Eric G ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Combustion; Dioxins; Electric; Electronic; Flame retardant; Furans; Plastics; Scrap

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; FLAME RETARDANTS; LAND FILL; PLASTICS; RECYCLING; TOXIC MATERIALS; WASTE INCINERATION;

DIOXINS; FURANS; PLASTIC WASTES;

INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL;

FLAME RETARDANT; PLASTIC;

COMBUSTION; MANUFACTURING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COMBUSTION; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ENERGY COST; ENERGY RECOVERY; EQUIPMENT; INCINERATION; MICROCOMPUTER; RECYCLING; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032191031     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-3449(98)00040-8     Document Type: Article

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