Microwaves in Soil Remediation from VOCs. 2. Buildup of a Dedicated Device

AIChE Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 722-732

  Acierno, Domenico ^a   Barba, Anna A ^b   D'Amore, Matteo ^b   Pinto, Innocenzo M ^c   Fiumara, Vincenzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decontamination; Microwave; Opened applicator; Soil; VOC

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; IRRADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; REMEDIATION; SOILS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

REMEDIATION TREATMENTS; SOIL REMEDIATION;

APPLICATORS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

REMEDIATION;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; DISTILLATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROWAVE COOKING; MICROWAVE DEVICE; MICROWAVE INDUCED STEAM DISTILLATION; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; SOIL TREATMENT; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 1642325103     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10067     Document Type: Article

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