Using oily wastewater emulsified fuel in boiler: Energy saving and reduction of air pollutant emissions

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 270-275

  Chen, Chun Chi ^a   Lee, Wen Jhy ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FLUE GASES; HYDROCARBONS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

POLLUTANT EMISSIONS; WASTEWATER-EMULSIFIED FUEL;

WASTE UTILIZATION;

CARBON MONOXIDE; FUEL; GASOLINE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; NITRIC OXIDE; OIL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SULFUR OXIDE;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FLUE GASES; HYDROCARBONS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); WASTE UTILIZATION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMULSION; ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BOILER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EMULSION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FLUE GAS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT; WASTE WATER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICULATE MATTER; PETROLEUM; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; POWER PLANTS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 37549066978     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0717156     Document Type: Article

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