Supercritical water oxidation of a model fecal sludge without the use of a co-fuel

Chemosphere

Volumn 141, Issue , 2015, Pages 189-196

  Miller, A ^a   Espanani, R ^a   Junker, A ^a   Hendry, D ^b   Wilkinson, N ^a   Bollinger, D ^b   Abelleira Pereira, J M ^b   Deshusses, M A ^b   Inniss, E ^a   Jacoby, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous; NJa; Simulated feces; Supercritical water oxidation

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; OXYGEN;

AVERAGE DIFFERENCE; CONTINUOUS; HEAT TRANSFER EFFICIENCY; HIGHEST TEMPERATURE; OPERATING PRESSURE; REACTOR TEMPERATURES; SIMULATED FECES; SUPERCRITICAL WATER OXIDATION;

OXIDATION;

FUEL; OXYGEN; WATER; SEWAGE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FACTOR ANALYSIS; FECES; FUEL; HEAT TRANSFER; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PRESSURE FIELD; SLUDGE; STOICHIOMETRY; SUPERCRITICAL FLOW; TEMPERATURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CARBON BALANCE; COMPRESSED AIR; ENERGY BALANCE; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FECES; FLAME; HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIQUID; OXIDATION; REACTOR; REACTOR OPERATION; SLUDGE; STEADY STATE; STOICHIOMETRY; SUPERCRITICAL WATER OXIDATION REACTOR; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAT; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRESSURE; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FECES; HOT TEMPERATURE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; PRESSURE; SEWAGE; WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84944317454     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.06.076     Document Type: Article

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