The adsorption of argon, krypton and xenon on activated charcoal

Health Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 160-166

  Underhill, Dwight W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

adsorption; charcoal filters; contamination; krypton

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ARGON; KRYPTON; XENON;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FILTRATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PHYSICS; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THEORY;

EID: 0030014811     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199608000-00006     Document Type: Article

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