Journal of Automated Methods and Management in Chemistry
Volume 2008 (2008), Article ID 759141, 7 pages
doi:10.1155/2008/759141
Research Article

Effect of Process Parameters on Catalytic Incineration of Solvent Emissions

Satu Ojala,1 Ulla Lassi,1,2 Paavo Perämäki,3 and Riitta L. Keiski1

1Department of Process and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4300, 90014 Oulu, Finland
2Department of Technology, Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied Sciences, Talonpojankatu 2, 67100 Kokkola, Finland
3Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, 90014 Oulu, Finland

Received 8 January 2008; Accepted 29 April 2008

Academic Editor: Peter Stockwell

Copyright © 2008 Satu Ojala et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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