Development of a laboratory scale air plasma torch and its application to electronic waste treatment

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 407-414

  Tippayawong, N ^a,b   Khongkrapan, P ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arc discharge; Hazardous waste; Plasma burner; Thermal treatment; Waste management

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); CAVITY RESONATORS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; FLAMMABILITY; HARD FACING; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEAT TREATMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; INERT GASES; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMA JETS; PLASMA TORCHES; PLASMAS;

AIR PLASMAS; ARC DISCHARGE; BATCH OPERATION; COMBUSTIBLE GAS; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC WASTE; FLAME TEMPERATURES; FUEL GAS; GAS TEMPERATURE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT; HIGH-TEMPERATURE FLAMES; HIGH-TEMPERATURE PLASMAS; LABORATORY SCALE; MASS LOSS RATE; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; PLASMA BURNER; POWER INPUT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOLID RESIDUES; THERMAL PLASMA; THERMAL TREATMENT;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LABORATORY METHOD; PLASMA; PUBLIC HEALTH; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 67649950327     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03326079     Document Type: Article

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