Recent developments of supercritical water oxidation: A patents review

Recent Patents on Chemical Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 219-230

  Martín, Ángel ^a   Bermejo, María Dolores ^a   Cocero, María José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Flame; Hydrothermal; Oxidation; Reactor; Salt deposition; Supercritical water; Wet oxidation

Indexed keywords

FLAME; HYDROTHERMAL; REACTOR; SALT DEPOSITION; SUPERCRITICAL WATER; WET OXIDATION;

ENERGY CONVERSION; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; SEWAGE;

OXIDATION;

EID: 80054093167     PISSN: 18744788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874478811104030219     Document Type: Review

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