Cocurrent Combustion of Human Feces and Polyethylene Waste

Waste and Biomass Valorization

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 425-432

  Monhol, F A F ^a   Martins, M F ^b  

^a INSTITUTO FEDERAL DO ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Combustion; Feces; Hazardous waste; Polyethylene; Self sustaining

Indexed keywords

CALORIFIC VALUE; CHARCOAL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CHEMICAL STABILITY; COMBUSTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HAZARDS; MOISTURE; POLYETHYLENES; SHRINKAGE;

COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; FECES; GASIFICATION REACTION; HAZARDOUS WASTES; HIGHER HEATING VALUE; INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION; POLYETHYLENE WASTES; SELF-SUSTAINING;

WASTE INCINERATION;

EID: 84929308279     PISSN: 18772641     EISSN: 1877265X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12649-015-9359-2     Document Type: Article

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