- Author
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Wang, J.
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Ferreiro, G.
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Richter, H.
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Howard, J. B.
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Levendis, Y. A.
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Carlson, J.
- Title
- Comparative Study on Destruction of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons From Combustion of Waste Polystyrene.
- Coporate
- Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
Army Natick, MA
- Book or Conf
- Combustion Institute, Symposium (International) on Combustion, 29th. Proceedings. Volume 29. Part 2. July 21-25, 2002,
Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, PA,
Sapporo, Japan,
Chen, J. H.; Colket, M. D., Editors,
2477-2484 p.,
2002
- Keywords
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combustion
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polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
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polystyrene
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soot
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combustion products
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diffusion flames
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gas chromatography
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mass spectrometry
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carbon
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kinetics
- Identifiers
- Municipal Solid Wastes (MSW); PAH extraction and analysis by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry; carbon balance; global kinetic data for PAH depletion in the afterburner; examined the effects of the afterburner, its temperature, and oxygen mole fractions on the emissions, particularly, the PAH; laboratory experiments on the combustion of polystyrene plastics were conducted in a two-stage electrically heated furnace apparatus