Reducing PAH emissions from the iron ore sintering process by optimizing its operation parameters

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 4459-4465

  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

ANOVA ANALYSIS; BED HEIGHT; EMISSION FACTORS; EQUIVALENT CONCENTRATIONS; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OPERATION PARAMETERS; OPTIMAL COMBINATION; PAH EMISSIONS; PILOT SCALE; SINTER PLANTS; SINTER STRENGTH; SUCTION PRESSURES; TAGUCHI EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; TWO PARAMETER;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; IRON ORES; IRON OXIDES; OPTIMIZATION; OXIDE MINERALS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; WATER CONTENT;

ORE SINTERING;

FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRIC OXIDE; IRON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

EMISSION CONTROL; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; IRON ORE; OPTIMIZATION; PAH; WATER CONTENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FIELD EMISSION; PROCESSING; SIMULATION; SUCTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTENT; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INCINERATION; INDUSTRY; IRON; METALLURGY; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC;

EID: 67449126897     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es900362s     Document Type: Article

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