Modelling of a plasma reactor for the synthesis of calcium carbide

Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-74

  El Naas, M H ^a   Munz, R J ^a   Ajersch, F ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDES; PLASMA TORCHES; POWDERS; REACTION KINETICS;

PLASMA SYNTHESIS;

CALCIUM CARBIDE;

EID: 0031625221     PISSN: 00084433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0008-4433(97)00036-0     Document Type: Article

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