Characterisation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in flue gas and residues of a full scale fluidized bed combustor combusting non-hazardous industrial waste

Waste Management

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2407-2413

  Van Caneghem, J ^a,b   Vandecasteele, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Associatie KULeuven   (Belgium)

Author keywords

FBC; Incineration; PAH; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Waste

Indexed keywords

ASH HANDLING; FLUE GASES; FLUES; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTORS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FLY ASH; GASES; INCINERATION; MINERAL OILS; NAPHTHALENE; REFUSE DERIVED FUELS; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

AUTOMOTIVE SHREDDER RESIDUES; COMBUSTION CONDITION; COMBUSTION GAS; FLUE GAS CLEANING; FLUORANTHENE; HAZARDOUS INDUSTRIAL WASTES; INPUT/OUTPUT; LOW CONCENTRATIONS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ACENAPHTHENE DERIVATIVE; ACENAPHTHYLENE; ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[B]ANTHRACENE; BENZO[B]FLUORANTHENE; BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; BENZO[K]FLUORANTHENE; CHRYSENE; DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORENE; IDENO[1,2,3 C,D]PYRENE; NAPHTHALENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; PYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FLY ASH; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; WASTE WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MASS BALANCE; PAH; SLUDGE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; ASH; AUTOMOTIVE SHREDDER RESIDUE; BOILER AND FLY ASH; BOTTOM ASH; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLUE GAS; FLUE GAS CLEANING RESIDUE; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTOR; GENERAL DEVICE; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; REFUSE DERIVED FUEL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLY ASH; WASTE WATER;

COAL ASH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84907883238     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2014.06.001     Document Type: Article

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