Treatment of organic waste using thermal plasma pyrolysis technology

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1331-1337

  Huang, H ^a   Tang, L ^b  

^a GUANGDONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY MANAGEMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; PYROLYSIS; QUENCHING;

CARBONACEOUS RESIDUE; MATERIAL RECOVERY; ORGANIC WASTES; PLASMA PYROLYSIS;

WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 33847119433     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2006.08.013     Document Type: Article

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