Heavy metal concentrations in bottom ash and fly ash fractions from a large-sized (246 MW) fluidized bed boiler with respect to their Finnish forest fertilizer limit values

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1634-1639

  Dahl, Olli ^a   Nurmesniemi, Hannu ^b   Pöykiö, Risto ^c   Watkins, Gary ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b Stora Enso   (Finland)

^c NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

FBC; Fertilizer; Heavy metals; Regulation; Solid; Waste to energy

Indexed keywords

ASH HANDLING; ASHES; BOILERS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; FERTILIZERS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FLY ASH; FORESTRY; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLIDS;

ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS (ESP); FLUIDIZED BED BOILERS; FLY ASH FRACTIONS; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; PB CONCENTRATION; REGULATION; STATUTORY LIMITS; WASTE TO ENERGY;

POLLUTION;

EID: 77957920850     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2010.06.012     Document Type: Article

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