Supervisor's Foreword; Abstract; Parts of this thesis have been published in the following journal articles: ; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Introduction; Abstract; 1.1 Research Background; 1.1.1 Current Situation and Crisis of CSW in China; 1.1.2 Components and Trend of CSW in China; 1.1.3 The Disposal Methods of CSW; 1.1.4 Pollutants from CSW Thermochemical Conversion; 1.1.4.1 PCDD/Fs; 1.1.4.2 PAHs; 1.2 The Research Status of Thermochemical Conversion of CSW; 1.2.1 Overview of CSW Thermochemical Conversion Processes

1.2.2 The Research Status of Thermochemical Conversion of CSW Single Components1.2.2.1 Kinetics; 1.2.2.2 Gas, Liquid, and Solid Distribution; 1.2.2.3 Gas Production; 1.2.2.4 Tar and PAH Formation; 1.2.3 The Research Status of Thermochemical Conversion of CSW Multiple Components; 1.2.3.1 Kinetics; 1.2.3.2 Gas, Liquid, and Solid Distribution; 1.2.3.3 Gas Production; 1.2.3.4 Tar Formation; 1.3 The Research Status of CSW Thermochemical Conversion Reactor; 1.3.1 Fix Bed Reactor; 1.3.2 Fluidized Bed Reactor; 1.3.3 Rotary Kiln Reactor; 1.4 Summary of Current Research

1.5 Research Objectives and Main Content1.5.1 Research Objectives; 1.5.2 Main Research Content; 1.5.2.1 Basic Component Selection; 1.5.2.2 Pyrolytic Characteristic of Basic Components; 1.5.2.3 Influential Factors of Thermochemical Conversion of Basic Components; 1.5.2.4 Influence of Interactions on Pyrolytic Characteristics of Basic Components; References; 2 Research Method; Abstract; 2.1 Selection of Basic Components; 2.1.1 Classification of CSW; 2.1.2 Selection of Basic Components; 2.1.3 Basic Characteristics of Basic Components; 2.2 Experimental System; 2.2.1 TGA-FTIR; 2.2.2 Macro-TGA

2.2.2.1 Experimental System2.2.2.2 Experimental Procedure; 2.2.2.3 Experimental System Debugging; 2.2.2.4 Influence of Sample Mass and Particle Size; 2.2.3 Horizontal Fixed Bed Reactor (HFBR); 2.2.3.1 Experimental System; 2.2.3.2 Gas Analysis; 2.2.3.3 Analysis of PAHs; 2.3 Kinetic Analysis Method; 2.3.1 Kinetic Analysis Method of Slow Pyrolysis; 2.3.2 Kinetic Analysis Method of Fast Pyrolysis; 2.4 Summary; References; 3 Pyrolysis Characteristics of Basic Components; Abstract; 3.1 Kinetics; 3.1.1 Kinetics of Pyrolysis in TGA; 3.1.1.1 TG and Derivative Thermogravimetric (DTG) Characteristics

3.1.1.2 Kinetics3.1.2 Kinetics of Slow Pyrolysis in Macro-TGA; 3.1.2.1 TG and DTG Characteristics; 3.1.2.2 Kinetics; 3.1.3 Kinetics of Fast Pyrolysis in Macro-TGA; 3.1.3.1 TG and DTG Characteristics; 3.1.3.2 Kinetics; 3.1.4 Comparison of Kinetics at Different Conditions; 3.1.4.1 Comparison of Slow Pyrolysis in TGA and Macro-TGA; 3.1.4.2 Comparison of Slow Pyrolysis and Fast Pyrolysis in Macro-TGA; 3.2 Gas, Liquid, and Solid Distribution; 3.3 Gas Production; 3.3.1 Gas Production in TGA-FTIR; 3.3.2 Gas Production in Horizontal Fixed Bed Reactor Fast Pyrolysis; 3.4 PAHs Formation