Some physical characteristics and heavy metal analyses of cotton gin waste for potential use as an alternative fuel

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 640-646

  Kim, Sungsoo ^a,c   Park, Sun Ku ^b   Daugherty, Kenneth E ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

^c Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^d KEDS Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cotton Gin Waste; Environmental Emission Standards; Fuel; Heavy Metals; Industrial Fuel Standards

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; COTTON; ENERGY RESOURCES; FUELS; HEAVY METALS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LEAD; SPECTROMETRY; STANDARDS;

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS (ASTM); COTTON GIN WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSION STANDARDS; INDUSTRIAL FUEL STANDARDS;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES;

EID: 3242789324     PISSN: 02561115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02705499     Document Type: Article

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