Supercritical water oxidation of transformer oil contaminated with PCBs - A road to commercial plant from bench-scale facility

Journal of Supercritical Fluids

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-130

  Kim, Kyeongsook ^a   Kim, Kwangsin ^a   Son, Soon Hwan ^a   Cho, Jungho ^b   Kim, Yeong Cheol ^c  

^a Korea Electric Power Research Institute (KEPRI)   (South Korea)

^b Kongju National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bench scale facility; Commercial plant; Pilot plant; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); Supercritical water oxidation (SCWO); Transformer oil

Indexed keywords

BENCH-SCALE FACILITY; CHECK POINTS; COMMERCIAL PLANT; DETAIL DESIGN; HIGH-VOLTAGE TRANSFORMERS; LOW LEVEL; PROCESS TEMPERATURE; RESIDENCE TIME; SCALE-UP; STOCKHOLM; SUPERCRITICAL WATER OXIDATION;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; OXIDATION; PILOT PLANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

OIL FILLED TRANSFORMERS;

EID: 80855141515     PISSN: 08968446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2011.04.021     Document Type: Article

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