Modeling SO trapping on a copper-doped CuO/SBA-15 sorbent material.

A mixture of SO and air was continuously injected in a fixed bed reactor containing a CuO/SBA-15 sorbent material and submitted to an isothermal temperature between 325 and 400 °C. The SO emissions were measured at the exit of the reactor. Different isothermal temperatures, different injected SO concentrations and different sorbent masses, all representative of industrial conditions, were tested.

Experimental investigation on gaseous emissions from the combustion of date palm residues in laboratory scale furnace.

Emissions characteristics from the combustion of five date palm residues, DPR, (Date Palm Leaflets, Date Palm Rachis, Date Palm Trunk, Date Stones and fruitstalk prunings) in a laboratory scale furnace were investigated. Release of gaseous products such as CO2, CO, VOC, NOx and SO2 were measured at 600-800°C. The main goal was to analyze thermal behaviors and gaseous emissions in order to select the most convenient biofuel for an application in domestic boiler installations.

Mechanism of thermal decomposition of a pesticide for safety concerns: case of Mancozeb.

Thermal decomposition under both air and inert atmospheres of a commercial Mancozeb product was investigated through thermogravimetric analysis and laboratory scale thermal treatment from 20°C to 950°C, with analysis of gaseous and solid products. The aim of this study is the understanding of the thermal degradation mechanisms of a pesticide under different atmospheres and the chemical identification of the solid and gaseous pollutants which can be emitted during warehouse fires and which can constitute a threat for health and environment. Pyrolysis of Mancozeb takes place between 20°C and 950°C and lead essentially to CS(2) and H(2)S emissions with formation at 950°C of MnS and ZnS.

Thermogravimetric analysis and emission characteristics of two energy crops in air atmosphere: Arundo donax and Miscanthus giganthus.

The aim of this work was to study the thermal behavior of two herbaceous crops (Miscanthus giganthus, Arundo donax) obtained from energy plantations. Thermogravimetric analyses were performed at 5 degrees C min(-1) under air atmosphere. The thermal degradation rates in devolatilization and combustion steps, the initial degradation temperature, and the residual weight were determined.