Using phosphoric acid-impregnated activated carbon to improve the efficiency of chemical filters for the removal of airborne molecular contaminants (AMCs) in the make-up air unit (MAU) of a cleanroom

Building and Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 929-935

  Kang, Y H ^a   Shiue, A ^b   Hu, S C ^b   Huang, C Y ^a   Chen, H T ^a  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Chemical filter; Impregnated activated carbons; Phosphoric acid; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION EXPERIMENT; ADSORPTION RATIO; AIR UNITS; AIRBORNE MOLECULAR CONTAMINANTS; CHEMICAL FILTERS; COCONUT SHELLS; FACE VELOCITY; GAS CONCENTRATION; IMPREGNATED ACTIVATED CARBON; IMPREGNATED ACTIVATED CARBONS; IMPREGNATION METHODS; ISO-PROPANOLS; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; PRESSURE RESISTANCE; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; ULTRASONIC METHODS; VOC REMOVAL;

ACID RESISTANCE; ADSORPTION; AIR FILTERS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMPREGNATION; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REMOVAL; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 71649088569     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.09.012     Document Type: Article

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