Categorisation of particulate emissions from a fluidised catalytic cracking unit

Particle and Particle Systems Characterization

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 463-472

  Whitcombe, Josh M ^a   Agranovski, Igor E ^a   Braddock, Roger D ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Air emissions; Attrition; FCC catalyst; Metal contamination

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; BOILERS; CATALYTIC CRACKING; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; FLUIDIZATION; FRACTURE; HYDROCARBONS; OIL SHALE REFINING; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PRESSURE EFFECTS;

AIR EMISSIONS; ATTRITION; FCC CATALYSTS; METAL CONTAMINATION;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

EID: 16244401610     PISSN: 09340866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppsc.200400916     Document Type: Article

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