Adsorption and regeneration on activated carbon fiber cloth for volatile organic compounds at indoor concentration levels

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-36

  Yao, Meng ^a   Zhang, Qiong ^a   Hand, David W ^a   Perram, David ^a   Taylor, Roy ^b  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b Access Business Group LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CARBON FIBERS; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVATED CARBON FIBER CLOTHS; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION-REGENERATION CYCLES; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; HEATING AND COOLING CYCLES; INDOOR CONCENTRATION; OPERATING VARIABLES; PARTS PER BILLION;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; CARBON FIBERS; CHARCOAL; CONCENTRATION; GRANULES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REFORESTATION; REMOVAL; TEXTILE FIBERS; TOLUENE; VOC; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 59349095256     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.59.1.31     Document Type: Article

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