Combustion Efficiency and Air Quality

✍ Scribed by Paul Benedek (auth.), István Hargittai, Tamás Vidóczy (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 295
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

In this timely volume, scientists examine examine the physical, structural, and analytical chemistry of fuel combustion. Their contributions also address the issue of combustion efficiency and how air quality can be protected or improved. Supported by numerous illustrations, this volume be appreciated by researchers and students working in various areas of chemistry.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Models for Environmental and Chemical Systems....Pages 1-8
Structural Investigation of Molecules of Energetic Materials in the Gas Phase....Pages 9-49
Covalent Inorganic Nonmetal Azides....Pages 51-62
Chemistry of a Burning Propellant Surface....Pages 63-87
Competitive Reactions of Methyl Radicals in Partial Oxidation of Methane....Pages 89-101
Theoretical Quantum-Mechanical Study on the Soot Formation Process....Pages 103-136
Clean Combustion Utilizing Fluidized-Bed Boilers....Pages 137-150
Aspects of Catalyzed Coal Liquefaction....Pages 151-164
Incineration of Waste Solvents Containing Chlorinated Hydrocarbons: Some Critical Remarks....Pages 165-174
Concentrations of Combustion Particulates in Outdoor and Indoor Environments....Pages 175-211
Bulk and Surface Studies of Fly Ash Particles....Pages 213-240
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: From External to Internal Environments....Pages 241-255
Quality of Indoor Air....Pages 257-268
A Model Framework for Ranking of Measures to Reduce Air Pollution with a Focus on Damage Assessment....Pages 269-283
Back Matter....Pages 285-289

✦ Subjects

Waste Management/Waste Technology; Ecotoxicology; Analytical Chemistry; Physical Chemistry