Towards an alternative criterion for the shipping safety of activated carbons

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 407-411

  Jones, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

activated carbon; spontaneous heating

Indexed keywords

SPONTANEOUS HEATING;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CALORIMETRY; FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION; HEATING; SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 0032210735     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-4230(98)00024-2     Document Type: Article

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