Wet air oxidation of polyethylene glycols; mechanisms, intermediates and implications for integrated chemical biological wastewater treatment

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 51, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 4219-4235

  Mantzavinos, Dionissios ^a   Livingston, Andrew G ^a   Hellenbrand, Rolf ^a   Metcalfe, Ian S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aerobic biodegradability; integrated chemical biological treatment; intermediates; mechanisms; polyethylene glycols; Wet air oxidation

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS; SOLUTIONS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AEROBIC BIODEGRABILITY; INTERMEDIATE COMPOUNDS; WET AIR OXIDATION;

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

EID: 0030239977     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-2509(96)00272-2     Document Type: Article

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