FORMATION OF DIOXINS AND FURANS DURING MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE GASIFICATION

Abstract Thermal treatment is an interesting strategy to dispose of municipal solid waste: it reduces the volume and weight of the material dumped in landfills and generates alternative energy. However, the process emits pollutants, such as dioxins and furans. The present study evaluated MSW gasific...

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Main Authors: E. J. Lopes, L. A. Okamura, C. I. Yamamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Chemical Engineering 2015-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-66322015000100087&lng=en&tlng=en