Determination of Decomposition Rate Constants of Volatile Organic Compounds and Nitric Oxide in a Pulsed Corona Discharge Reactor

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 711-718

  Mok, Young Sun ^a   Lee, Ho Won ^a   Hyun, Young Jin ^a   Ham, Sung Won ^b   Nam, In Sik ^c  

^a Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungil University   (South Korea)

^c Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Pulsed Corona Discharge; Rate Constant; Volatile Organic Compounds

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009574835     PISSN: 02561115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02706391     Document Type: Article

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