Agglomerates and granules of nanoparticles as filter media for submicron particles

Powder Technology

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 480-500

  Quevedo, Jose ^a   Patel, Gaurav ^a   Pfeffer, Robert ^a   Dave, Rajesh ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Filtration; Fluidized bed; Granular packed bed; HEPA; Submicron

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CARBON BLACK; FILTRATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS;

AGGLOMERATES; GRANULAR PACKED BED; SUBMICRON;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

CARBON; NANOPARTICLE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

AEROSOLS; CARBON BLACK; FILTRATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FIBER; FILTRATION; FLUIDIZED BED; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUID; NANOANALYSIS; NANOFILTER; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POROSITY; SOLID;

EID: 41549139960     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2008.01.020     Document Type: Article

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