Effect of peak inert-mode temperature on elemental carbon measured using thermal-optical analysis

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 763-780

  Subramanian, Ramachandran ^a,c   Khlystov, Andrey ^b   Robinson, Allen ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

^c University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR FILTERS; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SMOKE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ELEMENTAL CARBON; HELIUM-MODE TEMPERATURE; PROTOCOL; THERMAL-OPTICAL ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

CARBON; HELIUM;

AMBIENT AIR; CONFERENCE PAPER; OXIDATION; POLARIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; SMOKE; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33745832329     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820600714403     Document Type: Conference Paper

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