Wet air oxidation for the treatment of industrial wastes. Chemical aspects, reactor design and industrial applications in Europe

Waste Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-25

  Debellefontaine, Hubert ^a   Foussard, Jean Noël ^a  

^a INSA   (France)

Author keywords

High pressure; High temperature; Industrial organic waste; Liquid phase; Oxidation; Oxygen; Reactor design; Wastewater treatment; Wet air oxidation

Indexed keywords

WET AIR OXIDATION;

BUBBLE COLUMNS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES; OXIDATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION; OXIDATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FLOW RATE; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIQUID; OXIDATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; SLUDGE; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033991647     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-053X(99)00306-2     Document Type: Article

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