VOC recovery through microwave regeneration of adsorbents: Process design studies

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1135-1145

  Price, David W ^a   Schmidt, Philip S ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; CONDENSATION; DIELECTRIC LOSSES; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; MICROWAVE HEATING; POLYMERS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

MICROWAVE REGENERATION SYSTEMS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

2 BUTANONE; SOLVENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DESORPTION; HEATING; MICROWAVE RADIATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032387679     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.1998.10463758     Document Type: Article

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