Activated carbon load equalization of gas-phase toluene: Effect of cycle length and fraction of time in loading

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 5478-5484

  Moe, William M ^a   Collins, Kodi L ^a   Rhodes, John D ^a  

^a Louisiana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BIOFILTERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DESORPTION; ACTIVATED CARBON; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; CONTAMINATION; IMPURITIES; PACKED BEDS; TOLUENE;

BED DEPTHS; LOAD EQUALIZATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; LOADING;

ACTIVATED CARBON; TOLUENE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AIR POLLUTION; BIOFILTERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DESORPTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOFILTRATION; GAS PHASE REACTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; TOLUENE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; GAS; INSTRUMENTATION; PACKED BED REACTOR;

ADSORPTION; CARBON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GASES; TIME FACTORS; TOLUENE;

ACTIVATED CARBON LOAD; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DEVICES; CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS; CYCLE LENGTH; CYCLIC LOADING CONDITIONS; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; GASPHASE; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; HIGH INFLUENT CONCENTRATION; LOAD EQUALIZATION; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; PORE AND SURFACE DIFFUSION MODELS; REASONABLE ACCURACY;

EID: 34547689043     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es070336+     Document Type: Article

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