Destruction of halogenated plastics in a molten salt oxidation reactor

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 81, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 713-718

  Yang, Hee Chul ^a   Cho, Yong Jun ^a   Yun, Jong Sung ^a   Kim, Joon Hyung ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Halogenated plastics; Metal partitioning; Molten salt oxidation; Particle size distribution

Indexed keywords

HALOGENATION; OXIDATION; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; PYROLYSIS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFUR;

OXIDATION REACTORS; PARTICLE SIZE RANGE;

PLASTICS;

CARBON MONOXIDE; CHLORINE; CHROMIUM; FLUORINE; HALOGEN; HYDROGEN; PLASTIC; POLITEF; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

PLASTIC;

COMBUSTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HALOGENATION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; MOLTEN SALT OXIDATION REACTOR; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASTIC INDUSTRY; POLLUTANT; REACTOR; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TEMPERATURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 2942689240     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450810350     Document Type: Conference Paper

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