Molten salt oxidation: A versatile and promising technology for the destruction of organic-containing wastes

Chemosphere

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1167-1174

  Yao, Zhitong ^a   Li, Jinhui ^a   Zhao, Xiangyang ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Eutectic compositions; Incineration; Molten salt; Molten salt oxidation (MSO); Organic containing wastes

Indexed keywords

FUSED SALTS; INCINERATION; MOLTEN MATERIALS; OXIDATION; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTES;

CURRENT STATUS; EUTECTIC COMPOSITION; HAZARDOUS WASTES; MEDICAL WASTES; MOLTEN SALT; MOLTEN SALT OXIDATION; ORGANIC CONSTITUENTS; REACTION MECHANISM;

WASTE INCINERATION;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

HAZARDOUS WASTE; INCINERATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OXIDATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RESEARCH WORK; SALT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BIOENGINEERING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HOSPITAL WASTE; MELTING POINT; MOLTEN SALT OXIDATION; ORGANIC WASTE; OXIDATION; RECYCLING; REVIEW;

EID: 79960847921     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.05.061     Document Type: Review

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