Large scale environmental applications of high power ultrasound

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1049-1053

  Collings, A F ^a   Gwan, P B ^a   Sosa Pintos, A P ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bauxite waste remediation; Organochlorides; Pesticides; Soil decontamination

Indexed keywords

BAUXITE DEPOSITS; ELECTRIC SPARKS; IRON OXIDES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PESTICIDES; PILOT PLANTS; REMEDIATION; SLURRIES; SOILS; ULTRASONICS; WASTE TREATMENT;

ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; HIGH POWER ULTRASOUND; ORGANOCHLORIDES; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SOIL DECONTAMINATION; WASTE REMEDIATION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ATRAZINE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; SIMAZINE; TETRACHLORONAPHTHALENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BAYER PROCESS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MAGNETIC SEPARATION; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TREATMENT; ULTRASOUND; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77953120207     PISSN: 13504177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2009.11.016     Document Type: Article

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