Solid recovered fuel: Materials flow analysis and fuel property development during the mechanical processing of biodried waste

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2957-2965

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

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c Dunedin House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PROPERTIES; DATA RECONCILIATION; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; MATERIALS FLOW ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL PROCESSING; MECHANICAL-BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; SOLID RECOVERED FUELS; TRANSFER COEFFICIENT;

COMMERCE; FUELS; OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SAMPLING;

WASTE TREATMENT;

FUEL; PLASTIC; SOLID RECOVERED FUEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; CLASSIFICATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FLOW PATTERN; MASS BALANCE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING;

ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MOISTURE; PACKAGING; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFUELS; CHLORINE; COAL ASH; PAPER; PLANTS; PLASTICS; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84875355243     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es3021815     Document Type: Article

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