Solid Wastes and Residues. Conversion by Advanced Thermal Processes

Content: Overview of solid waste and residue generation, disposition, and conversion technologies / Jerry L. Jones --
Economics associated with waste or biomass pyrolysis systems / Richard Bailie and C.A. Richmond --
The Andco-Torrax high-temperature slagging pyrolysis system / Paul E. Davidson and Theodore W. Lucas, Jr. --
Co-disposal of sludge and refuse in a Purox converter / C.T. Moses, K.W. Young, G. Stern, and J.B. Farrell --
The caloricon process for gasification of solid wastes / Harald F. Funk --
A vertical-bed pyrolysis system / M.D. Bowen, E.D. Smyly, J.A. Knight, and K.R. Purdy --
Gasification of solid waste fuels in a fixed-bed gasifier / L.K. Mudge and C.A. Rohrmann --
Development of pilot plant gasification systems for the conversion of crop and wood residues to thermal and electrical energy / R.O. Williams, J.R. Goss, J.J. Mehlschau, B. Jenkins, and J. Ramming --
Stagewise gasification in a multiple-hearth furnace / Robert D. Shelton --
Pyrolyzer design alternatives and economic factors for pyrolyzing sewage sludge in multiple-hearth furnaces / Charles Von Dreusche and John S. Negra --
A thermal process for energy recovery from agricultural residues / Ritchie D. Mikesell, Donald E. Garrett, and Dinh Co Hoang --
Activated carbon and fuel from sewage solids / John E. Sigler --
Power from wastes via steam gasification / J.A. Coffman and R.H. Hooverman --
Pyrolysis of scrap tires using the Tosco II process : a progress report --
B.L. Schulman and P.A. White --
Disposal of sewage sludge and municipal refuse by the Occidental flash pyrolysis process / Eugene J. Cone --
Variable velocity fluidized bed for pyrolysis of biomass / Steven R. Beck, William J. Huffman, Uzi Mann, and Ho-Der Wong --
EPA's R & D program in pyrolytic conversion of wastes to fuel products / George L. Huffman and Walter W. Liberick, Jr. --
The syngas process / Herman F. Feldmann and Joseph K. Adlerstein --
Investigations of the PERC process for biomass liquefaction at the Department of Energy, Albany, Oregon Experimental Facility / T.E. Lindemuth --
Pyrolysis for the production of activated carbon from cellulosic solid wastes / Paul V. Roberts, James O. Leckie, and Paul H. Brunner.