Carbon dioxide snow cleaning

Particulate Science and Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-57

  Sherman, Robert ^a  

^a Applied Surface Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; SIZE DETERMINATION; SNOW; SOLVENTS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

DRY ICE; NONDESTRUCTIVE CLEANING; SNOW CLEANING;

SURFACE CLEANING;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CLEANING; CONTAMINATION; FILTRATION; INFRARED RADIATION; MOISTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VACUUM; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 33847073082     PISSN: 02726351     EISSN: 15480046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02726350601146424     Document Type: Article

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