Global warming potentials of hydrofluoroethers

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1301-1307

  Blowers, Paul ^a   Moline, Dena Marie ^a   Tetrault, Kyle Franklin ^a   Wheeler, R'nld Ruth ^a   Tuchawena, Shane Lee ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIALS; HYDROFLUOROETHERS;

ETHERS;

ETHER DERIVATIVE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHERS; GLOBAL WARMING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; ETHER; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROFLUOROCARBON; RESEARCH WORK;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

ETHERS; FLUOROCARBONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; KINETICS;

EID: 39649083117     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0706201     Document Type: Article

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