Emissions from carpet combustion in a pilot-scale rotary kiln: Comparison with coal and particle-board combustion

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1070-1076

  Konopa, Stephanie Lucero ^a   Mulholland, James A ^a   Realff, Matthew J ^b   Lemieux, Paul M ^c  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRICKMAKING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CEMENTS; COAL; NITRIC OXIDE; PARTICLE BOARD; POLYAMIDES; PULVERIZED FUEL; RAYON; ROTARY KILNS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WASTE INCINERATION;

EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS; FUEL SUBSTITUTES; HIGH ENERGY VALUE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCESS; HIGHER SULFUR CONTENTS; NITROGEN CONTENT; TOTAL HYDROCARBONS; TRANSIENT EMISSIONS;

COAL COMBUSTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; COAL; HYDROCARBON; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXHAUST GAS; GAS; GAS ANALYSIS; MATERIAL STATE; MATERIALS TESTING; NYLON FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; VOLATILIZATION;

NEPTUNIA;

EID: 50849096102     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.58.8.1070     Document Type: Article

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