Volatile organic carbon monitoring in indoor environment using a versatile hydrophobic flyash-based zeolite as adsorbent

Current Science

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 497-503

  Rayalu, S S ^a   Meshram, S U ^a   Biniwale, R B ^a   Srivasatava, A ^a   Jadhav, P D ^a   Devotta, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Hydrophobic zeolite; Indoor air; Sorption; Surface modification; Volatile organic carbon

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748706766     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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