The use of alternative solvent purification techniques

Chemical Health and Safety

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 15-18

  Cournoyer, Michael E ^a   Dare, Jeffrey H ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC SOLVENT; OXYGEN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BURN; CHEMISTRY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISTILLATION; EXPLOSION RISK; FIRE PROTECTION; FLAMMABILITY; HUMAN; MOISTURE; PURIFICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; STUDENT; SYNTHESIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0038079846     PISSN: 10749098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-9098(03)00055-8     Document Type: Article

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