Formation and mitigation of PCDD/Fs in iron ore sintering

Chemosphere

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 291-299

  Ooi, Tze Chean ^a   Lu, Liming ^b  

^a Fortescue Metals Group Ltd   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Formation; Inhibitors; Iron; Mitigation; Ore; PCDD F (polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxin and polychlorinated dibenzofuran)

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHLORINE; CORROSION INHIBITORS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; IRON; IRON ORES; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; ORE SINTERING; ORES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; WASTE INCINERATION;

CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; FORMATION; FORMATION MECHANISM; GRAPHITIC STRUCTURES; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCESS; MITIGATION; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO- P - DIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS;

SINTERING;

ALKALI; CHLORINE; IRON; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; SULFUR;

CATALYST; GRAPHITE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INCINERATION; INHIBITOR; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; IRON ORE; LABORATORY METHOD; MITIGATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PCDD; PCDF; SINTER; WASTE TREATMENT;

CATALYST; COMBUSTION; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; REACTION TIME; REVIEW; SINTERING; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 80555123023     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.08.020     Document Type: Review

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