Co-detoxification of transformer oil-contained PCBs and heavy metals in medical waste incinerator fly ash under sub- and supercritical water

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1003-1009

  Wang, Chunfeng ^a,b   Zhu, Nengmin ^a   Wang, Yanmin ^a   Zhang, Fushen ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b HENAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; DESTRUCTION EFFICIENCY; DISPOSAL IN LANDFILLS; LEACHING CONCENTRATIONS; MEDICAL WASTES; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION PROCEDURE; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; SUPERCRITICAL WATER; SUPERCRITICAL WATER TREATMENT; TOXIC METALS; TRICHLOROBENZENE;

DEGRADATION; DETOXIFICATION; FLY ASH; HEAVY METALS; HEAVY WATER; LEACHING; METALS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER TREATMENT;

OIL FILLED TRANSFORMERS;

HEAVY METAL; OIL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; TOXIN; TRICHLOROBENZENE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOINDICATOR; CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETOXIFICATION; FLY ASH; HEAVY METAL; LANDFILL; LEACHING; PCB; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DECHLORINATION; DETOXIFICATION; EXTRACTION; FLY ASH; HOSPITAL WASTE; LANDFILL; LEACHING; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID;

COAL ASH; INCINERATION; MEDICAL WASTE; METALS, HEAVY; OILS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; WATER;

EID: 84862960102     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es202342h     Document Type: Article

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