Abatement of VOCs with alternate adsorption and plasma-assisted regeneration: A review

Catalysts

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 718-746

  Sultana, Sharmin ^a   Vandenbroucke, Arne M ^a   Leys, Christophe ^a   De Geyter, Nathalie ^a   Morent, Rino ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Non thermal plasma; Plasma catalysis; Regeneration; Volatile organic compound

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928139445     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/catal5020718     Document Type: Review

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