Minimizing decomposition of vaporized hydrogen peroxide for biological decontamination of galvanized steel ducting

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 5765-5771

  Verce, Matthew F ^a   Jayaraman, Buvaneswari ^b,c   Ford, Timothy D ^a   Fisher, Scott E ^a   Gadgil, Ashok J ^b   Carlsen, Tina M ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DUCTS; DYNAMICS; ESTIMATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; GALVANIZING; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NONMETALS; OXIDATION; STEEL; VENTILATION; VENTILATION DUCTS;

AIR DUCTS; BIO AEROSOLS; BIOLOGICAL DECONTAMINATION; COATED STEELS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELING; CONTACT TIME; DUCTING; GALVANIZED STEELS; IN CONCENTRATION; MODEL ESTIMATES; POLY VINYL CHLORIDE; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; VENTILATION SYSTEMS;

GALVANIZED METAL;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; STEEL;

AEROSOL; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL METHOD; BUILDING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DECOMPOSITION; DETOXIFICATION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMER; STEEL; VENTILATION;

ARTICLE; BUILDING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; DECOMPOSITION; FLUID FLOW; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; REDUCTION; VENTILATOR; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DECONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; STEEL; TEMPERATURE; VENTILATION;

EID: 48749083985     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es702404g     Document Type: Article

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