Influences of activation agent impregnated sewage sludge pyrolysis on emission characteristics of volatile combustion and De-NOx performance of activated char

Applied Energy

Volumn 156, Issue , 2015, Pages 767-775

  Chen, Hui ^a   Chen, Dezhen ^a   Hong, Liu ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Activated char; De NOx; Emission; Pyrolysis; Sewage sludge; Volatile combustion

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; COMBUSTION; NEUTRON EMISSION; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTION; PYROLYSIS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTE INCINERATION;

ACTIVATED CHAR; DE-NOX; EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS; PORE DISTRIBUTION; PRIMARY POLLUTANTS; PYROLYSIS PROCESS; SEWAGE SLUDGE PYROLYSIS; VOLATILE COMBUSTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CHARCOAL; COMBUSTION; EMISSION; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PYROLYSIS; SEWAGE; SLUDGE;

EID: 85020538389     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.05.098     Document Type: Article

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