Reprint of: Pyrolysis technologies for municipal solid waste: A review

Waste Management

Volumn 37, Issue , 2015, Pages 116-136

  Chen, Dezhen ^a   Yin, Lijie ^a   Wang, Huan ^a   He, Pinjing ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Municipal solid waste (MSW); Product; Pyrolysis; Reactor

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; HEAVY METALS; PYROLYSIS; REFUSE DERIVED FUELS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE INCINERATION;

FINAL TEMPERATURES; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); OPERATING PARAMETERS; PRODUCT; PYROLYSIS PRODUCTS; PYROLYTIC PRODUCTS; REACTOR; RESOURCE RECOVERY;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

AMMONIA; CHLORIDE; FUEL; HEAVY METAL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEATING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PYROLYSIS; RESIDENCE TIME; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FIXED BED REACTOR; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; HEATING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PAPER; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; REACTOR OPERATION; REVIEW; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TEMPERATURE; TUBULAR REACTOR; VEGETABLE; WASTE-TO-ENERGY; WOOD;

EID: 84924536470     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2015.01.022     Document Type: Review

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