Experimental study on the effect of SO2 on PCDD/F emissions: Determination of the importance of gas-phase versus solid-phase reactions in PCDD/F formation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 7040-7047

  Ryan, Shawn P ^a   Li, Xiao Dong ^b   Gullett, Brian K ^a   Lee, C W ^a   Clayton, Matt ^c   Touati, Abderrahmane ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ARCADIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLY ASH; ISOMERS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

COMBUSTION CONDITIONS; METAL CHLORIDES; TOXIC EQUIVALENT (TEQ);

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

CHLORIDE; COAL; COPPER; DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; IRON; METAL DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

COMBUSTION; COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLY ASH; ISOMERS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COAL; DOMESTIC WASTE; EMISSION CONTROL; INCINERATION; SOLID WASTE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHLORINATION; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECOTOXICITY; FLUE GAS; FLY ASH; GAS; INCINERATION; ISOMER; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OXIDATION; SOLID; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TOXIC EQUIVALENT;

AIR POLLUTION; BENZOFURANS; COAL; GASES; INCINERATION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

EID: 33751077501     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0615369     Document Type: Article

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