Transient evaporation of multicomponent liquid mixtures of organic volatiles through a covering porous layer

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 59, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 131-144

  Gioia, Francesco ^a   Murena, Fabio ^a   Santoro, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Evaporation; Porous material; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

FICK'S EQUATION;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; EVAPORATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXTURES; POROUS MATERIALS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ATMOSPHERE; EVAPORATION; LIQUID; MIXTURE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

ACCURACY; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; EVAPORATION; RELIABILITY; TIME;

EID: 0032055925     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3894(97)00105-2     Document Type: Article

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