Use of propylene oxide versus nitrogen as an ethylene oxide diluent

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 199-209

  Britton, Laurence G ^a  

^a UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 0034467422     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.680190405     Document Type: Article

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