Thermochemical conversion of waste tyres—a review

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 9962-9992

  Labaki, Madona ^a   Jeguirim, Mejdi ^b  

^a LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Combustion; Energy recovery; Gasification; Incineration; Pyrolysis; Thermochemical process; Tyres

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; RECOVERY; THERMOCHEMISTRY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TIRE; WASTE TECHNOLOGY;

GAS; WATER VAPOR;

CHEMISTRY; GAS; INCINERATION; KINETICS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER VAPOR;

GASES; INCINERATION; KINETICS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; STEAM;

EID: 84992738270     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7780-0     Document Type: Article

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