Analysis of material recovery in plasma arc melting of solid wastes: A computational study

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 279-288

  Wenger, Ashley K ^a   Farouk, Bakhtier ^a   Wittle, J Kenneth ^b  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

^b Electro Pyrolysis Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMA ARC MELTING; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLID WASTES; VAPORIZATION;

BATCH MELTERS;

METAL RECOVERY;

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHLORINE; METAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; FLY ASH; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INCINERATION; MELTING POINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0033104801     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.1999.10463807     Document Type: Article

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