Studies into the formation of dioxins in the sintering process used in the iron and steel industry. 1. Characterisation of isomer profiles in particulate and gaseous emissions

Chemosphere

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 585-594

  Wang, Tianshu ^a   Anderson, David R ^b   Thompson, Dennis ^a   Clench, Malcolm ^c   Fisher, Ray ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SWINDEN TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^c SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analysis; Dioxin; Formation mechanism; GC MS; Iron and steel industry; Isomer distribution; PCDD; PCDF; Sintering process

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DUST; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; SINTERING; VAPOR PRESSURE; WASTE INCINERATION;

DIOXINS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; DIOXIN; OCTACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DIOXIN;

ARTICLE; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DUST; ELECTRICITY; ELUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INCINERATION; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; ISOMER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYMERIZATION; PRECIPITATION; SOOT; VAPOR PRESSURE; WASTE; WOOD;

EID: 0344838582     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(02)00784-1     Document Type: Article

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