Design-based life cycle assessment of hazardous air pollutant control options at pulp and paper mills: A comparison of thermal oxidation to photocatalytic oxidation and biofiltration

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 725-737

  Babbit, Callie W ^a   Stokke, Jennifer M ^b   Mazyck, David W ^c   Lindner, Angela S ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CAROLLO ENGINEERS   (United States)

^c University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Biofiltration; Life cycle assessment; Photocatalytic oxidation; Pulp and paper; Thermal oxidation

Indexed keywords

AIR EMISSIONS; CONSUMER GOODS; ELECTRICITY USE; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; FOREST-PRODUCTS INDUSTRY; HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS; HUMAN TOXICITY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; PACKING MATERIALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATIONS; PHOTOCHEMICAL OXIDANTS; PULP AND PAPER; PULP AND PAPER MILL; REGENERATIVE THERMAL OXIDATIONS; RESOURCE DEPLETION; THERMAL OXIDATION; WET SCRUBBING;

AIR QUALITY; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE; OXIDATION; PAPER; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLLUTION INDUCED CORROSION; PULP; RAW MATERIALS; REGENERATORS; SCRUBBERS; SPRAY GUNS; THERMAL POLLUTION; WOOD CHEMICALS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

OXIDIZING AGENT;

ACIDIFICATION; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PAPER INDUSTRY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOOXIDATION; PULP MILL;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; FILTRATION; LIFE CYCLE; OXIDATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; PULP MILLS; RAW MATERIALS; TOXICITY; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 67449132602     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2105     Document Type: Article

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