Microwave remediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils - Scale-up using batch reactors

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 96, Issue , 2012, Pages 12-19

  Robinson, J P ^a   Kingman, S W ^a   Lester, E H ^a   Yi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microwave; Organic; Scale up; Soil

Indexed keywords

BATCH PROCESSING SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONTAMINATED SOILS; FIXED BED; INDUSTRIAL SITES; MICROWAVE TREATMENT; ORGANIC; ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; ORGANIC REMOVAL; PROCESSING CONDITION; PROCESSING SYSTEMS; SCALE-UP; SOIL SAMPLE;

BATCH DATA PROCESSING; BATCH REACTORS; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

REMEDIATION;

EID: 84861551941     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2012.05.020     Document Type: Article

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