A Mechanistic Model for Mercury Capture with In Situ–Generated Titania Particles: Role of Water Vapor

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 149-156

  Rodríguez, Sylian ^a   Almquist, Catherine ^b   Lee, Tai Gyu ^c   Furuuchi, Masami ^d   Hedrick, Elizabeth ^e   Biswas, Pratim ^f  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^d KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; MERCURY (METAL); NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOOXIDATION; TITANIUM OXIDES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ELECTRON HOLE PAIR GENERATION; NANOSIZE PARTICLES;

AIR POLLUTION;

HEAVY METAL; MERCURY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMBUSTION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GAS; HUMAN; MODEL; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 19244377847     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2004.10470896     Document Type: Article

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