PTR-MS assessment of photocatalytic and sorption-based purification of recirculated cabin air during simulated 7-h flights with high passenger density

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 229-234

  Wisthaler, Armin ^a,c   Strøm Tejsen, Peter ^b   Fang, Lei ^a   Arnaud, Timothy J ^c   Hansel, Armin ^a   Mark, Tilmann D ^a   Wyon, David P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PURIFICATION;

GAS PHASE POLLUTANTS; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC UNITS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

ACETALDEHYDE; ALCOHOL; FORMALDEHYDE;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIRCRAFT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PURIFICATION;

AIR CONDITIONING; CATALYSIS; FILTER; INDOOR AIR; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; SORPTION;

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FILTER; FLIGHT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PROTON TRANSPORT; SIMULATION;

ADSORPTION; AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; AIRCRAFT; CATALYSIS; ETHANOL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; TIME FACTORS; VENTILATION;

EID: 33846024384     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es060424e     Document Type: Article

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