Removal of volatile organic compounds in water using low-energy electron beam

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 219-224

  Lubicki, P ^a   Cross, J D ^a   Jayaram, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); ELECTRON ABSORPTION; ELECTRON BEAMS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

LOW ENERGY ELECTRON BEAM RADIATION;

ELECTRIC INSULATING MATERIALS;

EID: 0032045440     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/94.671937     Document Type: Article

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