Investigation of sulfur forms and transformation during the co-combustion of sewage sludge and coal using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 167, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 1126-1132

  Li, Pei Sheng ^a   Hu, Yi ^a   Yu, Wan ^a   Yue, Ya Nan ^c   Xu, Qiao ^a   Hu, Song ^b   Hu, Nian Su ^a   Yang, Jun ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal; Functionality; Sewage sludge; Sulfur; XPS

Indexed keywords

COCOMBUSTION; COMBUSTION OF COAL; COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; FUNCTIONALITY; ISOTHERMAL COMBUSTION; LATE STAGE; SOLID SURFACE; XPS;

BITUMINOUS COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; MIXTURES; PHOTOELECTRICITY; PHOTOIONIZATION; PHOTONS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SMOKE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SULFUR; THERMOCHEMISTRY; THIOPHENE; WASTE INCINERATION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

COAL COMBUSTION;

COAL; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; SULFATE; SULFIDE; SULFONE; SULFOXIDE; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; THIOL; THIOPHENE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BITUMINOUS COAL; COMBUSTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; SULFUR; TRANSFORMATION; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; ISOTHERM; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; REACTION ANALYSIS; SLUDGE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

COAL; INCINERATION; SAFROLE; SEWAGE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SULFATES; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; SULFIDES; SULFONES; SULFUR; THIOPHENES; X-RAYS;

EID: 67649261500     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.01.115     Document Type: Article

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