A new method for the rapid determination of volatile organic compound breakthrough times for a sorbent at concentrations relevant to indoor air quality

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 105-110

  Scahill, John ^a   Wolfrum, Edward J ^a   Michener, William E ^a   Bergmann, Michael ^a   Blake, Daniel M ^a   Watt, Andrew S ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR SIEVES; SORPTION;

AMBIENT AIR; SORBENTS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENT; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADSORPTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLOW RATE; GAS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MASS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0346096663     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2004.10470879     Document Type: Article

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