Rapid response concentration-controlled desorption of activated carbon to dampen concentration fluctuations

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1753-1758

  Hashisho, Zaher ^a   Emamipour, Hamidreza ^a   Cevallos, Diego ^a   Rood, Mark J ^a   Hay, K James ^b   Kim, Byung J ^b  

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

^b U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DESORPTION; KETONES;

ADSORPTION CYCLE; METHYL ETHYL KETONE (MEK); STANDARD DEVIATIONS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOFILTERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DESORPTION; KETONES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BIOFILTRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DESORPTION; OXIDATION;

ADSORPTION; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; DESORPTION; DEVICE; ENERGY; FILTER; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; GRAVIMETRY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; STEADY STATE; TEMPERATURE; VAPOR;

AIR; BUTANONES; CARBON; GASES;

EID: 33847608689     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es062155y     Document Type: Article

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