Energy recovery efficiency and cost analysis of VOC thermal oxidation pollution control technology

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 6101-6105

  Warahena, Aruna S K ^a   Chuah, Yew Khoy ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; APPLICATION EXAMPLES; COST ANALYSIS; COST MODELS; ENERGY RECOVERY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT COSTS; EXHAUST HEAT; HEAT RECOVERY; HIGH EFFICIENCY; INDEPENDENT PARAMETERS; POLLUTION CONTROL TECHNOLOGY; REGENERATIVE THERMAL OXIDIZERS; THERMAL OXIDATION; THERMAL OXIDIZERS;

COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; OXIDATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; REGENERATORS; THERMAL POLLUTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTE HEAT; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; OXIDATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EQUIPMENT COST FACTOR; OXIDATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; THERMAL POLLUTION;

ALGORITHMS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOT TEMPERATURE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OXYGEN; TIME FACTORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 68049143442     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es900626e     Document Type: Article

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