Radiometric determination of platinum and palladium attrition from automotive catalysts

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1977, Pages 2549-2554

  Hill, Robert F ^a   Mayer, William J ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - MUFFLERS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS - MEASUREMENTS;

CATALYTIC CONVERTERS;

AUTOMOBILE ENGINES;

EID: 0017634962     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.1977.4329254     Document Type: Article

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