Destruction and formation of dioxin-like PCBs in dedicated full scale waste incinerators

Chemosphere

Volumn 94, Issue , 2014, Pages 42-47

  Van Caneghem, Jo ^a   Block, Chantal ^a   Vandecasteele, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

De novo synthesis; Incineration; PCB; PCDD F; Waste

Indexed keywords

BOILERS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FLY ASH; INCINERATION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REFUSE DERIVED FUELS; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTES;

AUTOMOTIVE SHREDDER RESIDUES; DE NOVO SYNTHESIS; FLUIDISED BED COMBUSTORS; PCB CONCENTRATION; PCB CONTAMINATION; PCDD/F; ROTARY KILN INCINERATOR; WASTE INCINERATOR;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

AROCLOR 1242; AROCLOR 1254; DIOXIN; FUEL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONDENSATION; DIOXIN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INCINERATION; PCB; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DESTRUCTION; EQUIPMENT; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; FLY ASH; FURNACE; GRATE FURNACE INCINERATOR; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INCINERATION; SLUDGE; WASTE;

DE NOVO SYNTHESIS; INCINERATION; PCB; PCDD/F; WASTE;

COAL ASH; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INCINERATION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

EID: 84887182968     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.09.008     Document Type: Article

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