Adsorption of toluene onto activated carbon fibre cloths and felts: Application to indoor air treatment

Environmental Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1217-1230

  Lorimier, C ^a   Subrenat, A ^a   Le Coq, L ^a   Le Cloirec, P ^a  

^a ECOLE DES MINES DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Activated carbon fibres; Adsorption; Indoor air treatment; Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AIR; CARBON FIBERS; FELT; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVATED CARBON FIBRE CLOTHS; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION KINETICS; COMMERCIAL ACTIVATED CARBONS; EXPERIMENTAL CURVES; INDOOR AIR; LINEAR DRIVING FORCE; LOW CONCENTRATIONS;

FELTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLOTHING; FLOW KINETICS; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; ISOTHERM; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VELOCITY; WASTE GAS MANAGEMENT;

EID: 29544435690     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332608618600     Document Type: Article

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