Volatile products from the degradation of organics in a synthetic bayer liquor

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3613-3617

  Laird, Damian W ^a   Rowen, Catherine C ^a   Machold, Thomas ^a   May, Peter M ^a   Hefter, Glenn ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA PRODUCTION; ALUMINA REFINERIES; DEGRADATION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH; PENTACYCLIC COMPOUNDS; SYNTHETIC BAYER LIQUORS; VOLATILE SUBSTANCES;

ACETONE; ALUMINA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANE;

VAPORS;

EID: 84874995821     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie3024824     Document Type: Article

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