title: Pollutant formation in the pyrolysis and combustion of Automotive Shredder Residue.
abstract: The present work has been carried out to verify the feasibility of thermal valorization of an automobile shredder residue (ASR). With this aim, the thermal decomposition of this waste has been studied in a laboratory scale reactor, analyzing the pollutants emitted under different operating conditions. The emission factors of carbon oxides, light hydrocarbons, PAHs, PCPhs, PCBzs, PBPhs, PCDD/Fs, dioxin-like PCBs and PBDD/Fs were determined at two temperatures, 600 and 850°C, and under different oxygen ratios ranging from 0 (pure pyrolysis) to 1.5 (over-stoichiometric oxidation). After analyzing all these compounds, we conclude that thermal valorization of ASR is a clean way to treat this waste.
authors: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Alicante, P.O. Box 99, 03080 Alicante, Spain.
authors: Lorena
authors: L
authors: Rey
authors: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Alicante, P.O. Box 99, 03080 Alicante, Spain. Electronic address: ja.conesa@ua.es.
authors: Juan A
authors: JA
authors: Conesa
authors: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Alicante, P.O. Box 99, 03080 Alicante, Spain.
authors: Ignacio
authors: I
authors: Aracil
authors: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Alicante, P.O. Box 99, 03080 Alicante, Spain.
authors: Maria A
authors: MA
authors: Garrido
authors: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Alicante, P.O. Box 99, 03080 Alicante, Spain.
authors: Nuria
authors: N
authors: Ortuño
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D017745:Incineration; D018986:Motor Vehicles
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants
keywords: ASR; ELV; PBDD/Fs; PCDD/Fs; Semivolatile compounds; dl-PCBs