Resolving the mystery of aqueous solutions of tertiary butyl alcohol

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 115, Issue 29, 2011, Pages 9179-9183

  Subramanian, Deepa ^a   Anisimov, Mikhail A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRATES; PROPYLENE; REMOVAL; SOLUTIONS;

COMMERCIAL SAMPLE; INHOMOGENEITIES; INTRINSIC STRUCTURES; LOW TEMPERATURES; MESOSCALE; PROPYLENE OXIDE; TERTIARY BUTYL ALCOHOLS; TRACE AMOUNTS;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 79960619163     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp2041795     Document Type: Article

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