Adsorption dynamics of organic compounds and water vapor in activated carbon beds

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2303-2314

  Qi, Nan ^a   Appel, W Scot ^a   LeVan, M Douglas ^a   Finn, John E ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON BEDS; ADSORPTION DYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; ORGANIC VAPOR;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MASS TRANSFER; WATER ABSORPTION;

BINARY MIXTURES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BINARY MIXTURES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MASS TRANSFER; WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 33646396193     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie050758x     Document Type: Article

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