Numerical analysis of sorption and diffusion in soil micropores, macropores, and organic matter

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 489-499

  Arocha, Marco A ^a   Jackman, Alan P ^a   McCoy, Ben J ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POROUS MATERIALS; SORPTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

TRANSIENT DIFFUSION PROCESSES;

SOIL POLLUTION;

DIFFUSION; MACROPORE; MICROPORE; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL AGGLOMERATE; SORPTION; VOC;

EID: 0031464855     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-1354(96)00288-8     Document Type: Article

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