Sorption behaviour of volatile organic compounds on material surfaces - The influence of combinations of compounds and materials compared to sorption of single compounds on single materials

Environment International

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-27

  Jorgensen, Rikke Bramming ^a   Bjorseth, Olav ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; AIR QUALITY; DESORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NYLON TEXTILES; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WOOL;

LANGMUIR ADSORPTION ISOTHERM; PINENE; SINK EFFECTS;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

NYLON; PINENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADSORPTION; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; DESORPTION; HOUSEHOLD; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; WOOL;

EID: 0032978280     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(98)00090-7     Document Type: Article

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