Influence of combustion temperature on formation of Nitro-PAHs and decomposition and removal behaviors in pilot-scale waste incinerator

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2512-2518

  Watanabe, Mafumi ^a   Noma, Yukio ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION CONTROLS; COMBUSTION TEMPERATURES; COMBUSTION ZONES; DECOMPOSITION BEHAVIORS; DESTRUCTION EFFICIENCIES; DIOXIN-LIKE PCBS; NITRO-POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; OFF-GASES; OPTIMIZED CONDITIONS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDES; PAH COMPOUNDS; PCDD/FS; PILOT-SCALE; RESIDENCE TIME; SECONDARY COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; SECONDARY COMBUSTIONS; WASTE COMBUSTIONS; WASTE INCINERATORS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; REFUSE INCINERATORS; SMOKE; SOLID WASTES; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

WASTE INCINERATION;

POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

COMBUSTION; DECOMPOSITION; DIOXIN; EMISSION; INCINERATION; PAH; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTE TREATMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; DECOMPOSITION; INCINERATION; RATING SCALE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

HOT TEMPERATURE; INCINERATION; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 64349111725     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es8035169     Document Type: Article

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