Destruction of toxic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in a microwave-assisted catalyst bed

Journal of the Chinese Institute of Chemical Engineers

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 519-526

  Kim, Tae Hoon ^a   Rupani, Hemal ^a   Pallavkar, Sameer ^a   Hopper, Jack ^a   Ho, Thomas ^a   Lin, Che Jen ^a  

^a Lamar University   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Microwave; Packed bed; Silicon carbide; VOC destruction

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CHEMICAL REACTORS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROWAVES; PACKED BEDS; SILICON CARBIDE;

MICROWAVE ENERGY; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; PACKED-BED REACTOR; VOC DESTRUCTION;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BENZENE; CHEMICAL REACTORS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROWAVES; PACKED BEDS; SILICON CARBIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33751186310     PISSN: 03681653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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