Kinetic modeling and simulation of PCE and TCE removal in aqueous solutions by electron-beam irradiation

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 579-587

  Nickelsen, Michael G ^a   Cooper, William J ^a   Secker, David A ^b   Rosocha, Louis A ^b   Kurucz, Charles N ^c   Waite, Thomas D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d University of Miami College of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron beam; Steady state and computer based kinetic modeling; Tetrachloroethylene; Trichloroethylene

Indexed keywords

BYPRODUCTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON IRRADIATION; OPTIMIZATION; RATE CONSTANTS; SOLUTIONS;

NATURAL WATER;

RADIATION CHEMISTRY;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRON BEAM; GAMMA IRRADIATION; KINETICS; MODEL; QUALITY CONTROL; SIMULATION; STEADY STATE;

EID: 0036848057     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(02)00362-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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