Solid recovered fuel: Influence of waste stream composition and processing on chlorine content and fuel quality

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1923-1931

  Velis, Costas ^a   Wagland, Stuart ^a   Longhurst, Phil ^a   Robson, Bryce ^b   Sinfield, Keith ^b   Wise, Stephen ^b   Pollard, Simon ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Dunedin House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCE; ASH CONTENTS; CHLORINE CONTENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONFIDENCE LIMIT; FUEL PROPERTIES; FUEL QUALITY; MASS RATIO; MECHANICAL-BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; MUNICIPAL WASTE; NET CALORIFIC VALUE; QUALITY SPECIFICATIONS; THERMAL RECOVERY; TOTAL CHLORINE; WASTE STREAM;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY CONVERSION; FOSSIL FUELS; THERMAL OIL RECOVERY;

CHLORINE;

CHLORINE; FUEL; PLASTIC; SOLID RECOVERED FUEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ASH; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLORINE; ENERGY RESOURCE; FOSSIL FUEL; INCINERATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLASTIC; POWER PLANT; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ASH; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MECHANICAL BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; PAPER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREAM (RIVER); SUMMER; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CHLORINE; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GREAT BRITAIN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RECYCLING; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 84856730387     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es2035653     Document Type: Article

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