A compact, efficient pyrolysis/oxidation system for solid waste

40th International Conference on Environmental Systems, ICES 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Serio, Michael A ^a   Cosgrove, Joseph E ^a   Wójtowicz, Marek A ^a,c   Wignarajah, Kanapathipillai ^b   Fisher, John ^b  

^a Advanced Fuel Research Incorporated   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c AFR Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED ECOLOGICAL LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; CONVENTIONAL HEATING; IN-SITU RESOURCE UTILIZATIONS; LITERATURE STUDIES; MICROWAVE ASSISTED; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED PYROLYSIS; TOTAL ENERGY REQUIREMENT; VOLUME REDUCTIONS;

COUPLED CIRCUITS; CRACKS; EFFLUENTS; NASA; SOLID WASTES; SPACECRAFT;

LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (SPACECRAFT);

EID: 84880778812     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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