Assessment of a new carbon tetrachloride destruction system based on a microwave plasma torch operating at atmospheric pressure

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 148, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 419-427

  Rubio, S J ^a   Quintero, M C ^a   Rodero, A ^a   Rodriguez, J M Fernandez ^b  

^a Departent of Physics   (Spain)

^b Department of Inorganic Chemistry ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure; Microwave plasma; Plasma; VOC removal

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW RATE; LIGHT EMISSION; MICROWAVES; PLASMA TORCHES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AFFORDING ISOLATION; DESTRUCTION SYSTEM; GASEOUS BYPRODUCTS; POTENTIAL CLEAVAGE;

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE;

ARGON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHLORIDE; COPPER CHLORIDE; HALOGEN; HELIUM; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW RATE; LIGHT EMISSION; MICROWAVES; PLASMA TORCHES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ARGON; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHLORIDE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HELIUM; PLASMA; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASTE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEGRADATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; FLOW RATE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; MICROWAVE PLASMA TORCH; MICROWAVE RADIATION; POWER ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHLORINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; GASES; MICROWAVES; NITRIC OXIDE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 34547699604     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.02.056     Document Type: Article

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