Heavy metals behavior during monocombustion and co-combustion of sewage sludge

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 205-220

  Lopes, M Helena ^a   Abelha, P ^a   Santos Oliveira, J F ^a   Cabrita, Isabel ^a   Gulyurtlu, Ibrahim ^a  

^a INETI   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ash teachability; Co combustion; Heavy metals; Monocombustion; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

COAL; COAL ASH; COMBUSTION; HEAVY METALS; IGNITION; LEACHING; LIMESTONE; MERCURY (METAL); SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ASH PARTITIONING; CO-COMBUSTION; LOSS ON IGNITION (LOI); MONOCOMBUSTION;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

COAL; HEAVY METAL; LIMESTONE; MERCURY; SULFATE;

AIR POLLUTION; ASH; COMBUSTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; ECOTOXICITY; EUROPEAN UNION; LANDFILL; LEACHING; PH; POLLUTION CONTROL; SLUDGE; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 14644411013     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2005.22.205     Document Type: Conference Paper

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