Ultraviolet spectroscopy for the analysis of oil-in-water effluent using isopropanol as co-solvent

Applied Spectroscopy

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 318-322

  Bastow, Trevor ^a   Durnie, William H ^a   Jefferson, Alan ^a   Pang, James ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aromatic hydrocarbons; Effluent; Isopropanol co solvent; Oil in water; Ultraviolet spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ISOPROPANOLS;

ALCOHOLS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; EFFLUENTS; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENTS; WATER;

ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0031096179     PISSN: 00037028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1366/0003702971940422     Document Type: Article

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