Scale and deposit control polymers for industrial water treatment

The Science and Technology of Industrial Water Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 81-103

  Zuhl, Robert W ^a   Amjad, Zahid ^a,b  

^a Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc   (United States)

^b Aqua Science and Technology LLC   (United States)

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EID: 85054637253     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9781420071450     Document Type: Chapter

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