In situ measurement of effective vapor-phase porous media diffusion coefficients

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 3405-3409

  Johnson, Paul C ^a   Bruce, Cristin ^b   Johnson, Richard L ^c   Kemblowski, Mariush W ^b,d  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; INERT GASES; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS;

VAPOR-PHASE POROUS MEDIA DIFFUSION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

DIFFUSION; POROUS MEDIUM; VAPOR;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; THEORY; VAPOR;

EID: 0032212410     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es980186q     Document Type: Article

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