Pathways for the degradation of PCBs by palladium-catalyzed dechlorination

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 302-308

  Noma, Yukio ^a   Ohno, Masayuki ^b   Sakai, Shin Ichi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b Kansai Tech Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Degradation pathway; Hydrogenation; Palladium carbon; PCB; Steric hindrance

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DECHLORINATION; PALLADIUM; PCB;

EID: 0037986423     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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