Emissions of batch combustion of waste tire chips: The pyrolysis effect

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 347-381

  Caponero, Jefferson ^a   Tenório, Jorge A S ^b   Levendis, Yiannis A ^c   Carlson, Joel B ^d  

^a Servico Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Northeastern University   (United States)

^d US Army Natick RD and E Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Combustion; Emissions; PAH; Pyrolysis; Soot; Tire chips; Waste tires

Indexed keywords

FURNACES; GASES; OXIDATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PYROLYSIS; SOOT; THERMAL EFFECTS; TIRES; WASTE TREATMENT;

EMISSIONS; TIRE CHIPS; TIRE-DERIVED FUEL (TDF); WASTE TIRES;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 13244262780     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200590900516     Document Type: Article

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