Combustion of polymeric materials

Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 137-197

  Elomaa, M ^a   Sarvaranta, L ^b   Mikkola, E ^c   Kallonen, R ^a   Zitting, A ^d   Zevenhoven, C A P ^a   Hupa, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^d ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; FLUE GASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDATION; PYROLYSIS; TOXICITY;

CHEMOMETRICS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 0031409472     PISSN: 10408347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408349708052200     Document Type: Review

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