The devolatilisation of particles of a complex fuel (dried sewage sludge) in a fluidised bed

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 584-598

  Scott, S A ^a   Davidson, J F ^a   Dennis, J S ^a   Hayhurst, A N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complex fuel; Devolatilisation; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL KINETICS; COMPLEX FUELS; DEVOLATILIZATION;

WASTE INCINERATION;

DECOMPOSITION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WASTE INCINERATION;

EID: 33750997866     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.09.023     Document Type: Article

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