Supercritical water oxidation of feeds with high ammonia concentrations. Pilot plant experimental results and modeling

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 542-549

  Bermejo, M D ^a   Cantero, F ^a   Cocero, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Cooling wall reactor; Isopropyl alcohol; Pilot plant; Reactor modeling; Supercritical water oxidation

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW PATTERNS; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; OXIDATION; PILOT PLANTS;

COOLING WALL REACTOR; STOICHIOMETRIC AIR QUANTITY; SUPERCRITICAL WATER OXIDATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW PATTERNS; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; OXIDATION; PILOT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 39749132346     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2007.05.010     Document Type: Article

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