Model for the particulate matter enrichment with toxic metals in solid fuel flames

Fuel processing technology

Volumn 65, Issue , 2000, Pages 439-457

  Lockwood, F C ^a   Yousif, S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; CONDENSATION; FLAME RESEARCH; HEAVY METALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; REACTION KINETICS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WASTE INCINERATION;

PARTICULATE MATTER ENRICHMENT; SOLID FUEL FLAMES; TOXIC METALS;

REFUSE DERIVED FUELS;

EID: 0034206264     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3820(99)00109-5     Document Type: Article

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