Insight into spent caustic treatment: On wet oxidation of thiosulfate to sulfate

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 437-444

  Jagushte, Milind V ^a   Mahajani, Vijaykumar V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

Author keywords

Phenol; Spent caustic treatment; Thiosulfate oxidation kinetics; Wet air oxidation

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; COPPER; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; OXIDATION; PHENOLS; REACTION KINETICS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

SPENT CAUSTIC TREATMENT; THIOSULFATE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

CAUSTIC AGENT; PHENOL; SULFATE; THIOSULFATE;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CATALYST; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; OIL INDUSTRY; OXIDATION; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRESSURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032908785     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4660(199905)74:5<437::aid-jctb63>3.0.co;2-1     Document Type: Article

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