Benzene destruction in aqueous waste - I. Bench-scale gamma irradiation experiments

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-87

  Cooper, William J ^a   Dougal, Roger A ^b   Nickelsen, Michael G ^a   Waite, Thomas D ^c   Kurucz, Charles N ^c   Lin, Kaijin ^a   Bibler, Jane P ^d  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of South Carolina   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CHEMICAL WASTES; DETERGENTS; ELECTRON BEAMS; GAMMA RAYS; IRON; IRRADIATION; OXIDES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BENCH SCALE TESTING; BENZENE DESTRUCTION; MIXED AQUEOUS WASTE;

INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT;

BENZENE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; GAMMA RADIATION; POLLUTION CONTROL;

EID: 0030200540     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0969-806X(95)00441-Y     Document Type: Article

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