Product distribution and reaction pathways for methylene chloride hydrolysis and oxidation under hydrothermal conditions

Journal of Supercritical Fluids

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 239-254

  Marrone, P A ^a   Gschwend, P M ^a   Swallow, K C ^b   Peters, W A ^a   Tester, J W ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b MERRIMACK COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrolysis; Methylene chloride; Oxidation; Reaction pathways; Supercritical water

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001325189     PISSN: 08968446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-8446(98)00083-7     Document Type: Article

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