A review on waste to energy processes using microwave pyrolysis

Energies

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 4209-4232

  Lam, Su Shiung ^a,b   Chase, Howard A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microwave; Microwave pyrolysis; Pyrolysis; Waste; Waste to energy; Waste treatment

Indexed keywords

CRACKING (CHEMICAL); ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES; PYROLYSIS; RECOVERY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTES;

CONVENTIONAL METHODS; ENERGY FROM WASTES; LIMITED INFORMATION; MICROWAVE PYROLYSIS; PYROLYSIS PRODUCTS; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; WASTE TO ENERGY; WASTE TO ENERGY PROCESS;

MICROWAVE MATERIALS PROCESSING;

EID: 84868251502     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en5104209     Document Type: Review

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