Sorption of volatile organic compounds to particles from a combustion source at different temperatures and relative humidities

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 2827-2834

  Goss, Kai Uwe ^a   Eisenreich, Steven J ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas particle partitioning; Relative humidity; Sorption; VOCs

Indexed keywords

GAS PARTICLE PARTITIONING;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CARBON; COMBUSTION; IRON COMPOUNDS; SOOT; SORPTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AEROSOL; COMBUSTION SOURCE; HUMIDITY; SORPTION; TEMPERATURE; VOC;

ADSORPTION; AEROSOL; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; HUMIDITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOOT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0031239160     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(97)00048-4     Document Type: Article

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