Root causes of variability impacting short term in-plant PFC measurements

TMS Light Metals

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 189-194

  Dando, Neal R ^a   Xu, Weizong ^a  

^a ALCOA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; SMELTING; ALUMINUM; GREENHOUSE GASES; ORE REDUCTION;

ALUMINUM SMELTERS; ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS; PFC MEASUREMENT VALIDITY;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; GAS EMISSIONS;

ALUMINUM REDUCTION; ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS; CARBON TETRAFLUORIDE; EMISSION FACTORS; EMISSION MEASUREMENT; HEXAFLUOROETHANE; PERFLUOROCARBONS; REPRODUCIBILITIES;

EID: 33745313122     PISSN: 01470809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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