Adsorption and abiotic transformation of methyl tert-butyl ether through acidic catalysts

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 827-833

  Fischer, Axel ^a   Oehm, Claudia ^a   Selle, Michael ^a   Werner, Peter ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Degradation; Ground water pollution; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLYSIS; MICROORGANISMS; PH EFFECTS; VAPORIZATION; ZEOLITES;

FREUNDLICH ISOTHERMS; GROUND WATER POLLUTION; METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER; STRIPPING TECHNIQUES;

CATALYSTS;

ACIDITY; ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CATALYSTS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLYSIS; MICROORGANISMS; PH EFFECTS; VAPORIZATION; ZEOLITES;

ADSORPTION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROLYSIS; ISOTHERM; MICROORGANISM; MTBE; NATURAL ATTENUATION;

EID: 34547619217     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2007)133:8(827)     Document Type: Article

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