A systematic approach to fixed carbon balance during the fluidized bed combustion of a packaging-derived fuel

Powder Technology

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 110-116

  Arena, Umberto ^a   Mastellone, Maria Laura ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attrition; Fluidized bed combustion; Packaging derived fuel; Plastic wastes

Indexed keywords

CARBON; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYMER;

CARBON; FLUIDIZED BED; FUEL;

COMBUSTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUIDIZED BED; NONHUMAN; REACTOR; TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0034194047     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-5910(99)00273-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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