SCWO of salt containing artificial wastewater using a transpiring-wall reactor: Experimental results

Journal of Supercritical Fluids

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 246-257

  Prikopsky K ^a   Wellig, B ^a   von Rohr, Ph Rudolf ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal flame; Hydrothermal oxidation; Salt precipitation; Supercritical water oxidation (SCWO); Transpiring wall reactor

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DEPOSITION; FLAME RESEARCH; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS;

HYDROTHERMAL FLAME; HYDROTHERMAL OXIDATION; SALT PRECIPITATION; SUPERCRITICAL WATER OXIDATION (SCWO); TRANSPIRING WALL REACTORS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 33846546499     PISSN: 08968446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2006.05.007     Document Type: Article

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