Destruction of 1,1,1-trichloroethane using dielectric barrier discharge nonthermal plasma

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 349-355

  Agnihotri, Sandeep ^a   Cal, Mark P ^b   Prien, Justin ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Emission standards; Pollutants; Research; Volatile organic chemicals

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC REACTORS; OXIDATION;

DIELECTRIC BARRIERS; DISCHARGE REACTORS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

DEGRADATION; EMISSION CONTROL; PLASMA; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 1642570263     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2004)130:3(349)     Document Type: Article

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