Identification the content of the windbox dust related to the formation of PCDD/Fs during the iron ore sintering process

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 351-359

  Kuo, Yu Chieh ^a   Chen, Yu Cheng ^a   Yang, Chi Wei ^b   Mou, Jin Luh ^c   Shih, Tung Sheng ^d   Tsai, Perng Jy ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA STEEL CORPORATION   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chemical contents; De novo synthesis; Iron ore sintering; PCDD Fs; Windbox dusts

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTENT; CO-EXISTENCE; DE NOVO SYNTHESIS; FORMATION PATHWAYS; LABORATORY STUDIES; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; METAL CONTENT; PCDD/F FORMATION; PCDD/FS; WINDBOX DUSTS;

CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; CHEMICALS; DUST; IRON; IRON ORES; LEAD; ORE SINTERING; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

SINTERING;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DUST; FUTURE PROSPECT; IRON ORE; LABORATORY METHOD; PCDD; PCDF; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SINTER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 79960441295     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2011.03.0024     Document Type: Article

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