Determining optimal operation parameters for reducing PCDD/F emissions (I-TEQ values) from the iron ore sintering process by using the Taguchi experimental design

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 5298-5303

  Chen, Yu Cheng ^a   Tsai, Perng Jy ^a   Mou, Jin Luh ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMATITE; IRON ORES; ORE SINTERING; PRODUCTIVITY; STATISTICS;

OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OPTIMAL COMBINATION; OPTIMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS; OPTIMAL OPERATION; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS AND DIBENZOFURANS; SINTER PRODUCTION; TAGUCHI EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN;

SINTERING;

DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRIC OXIDE; IRON; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN;

EMISSION CONTROL; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; IRON ORE; PCDD; PCDF; REDUCTION;

ARTICLE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FLUE GAS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEIGHT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARAMETER; PRESSURE; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; REDUCTION; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 48249154645     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es703245d     Document Type: Article

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