Measurement of retention efficiency of filters against nanoparticles in liquids using an aerosolization technique

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 774-779

  Ling, Tsz Yan ^a   Wang, Jing ^a   Pui, David Y H ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLIZATION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE CONCENTRATION; CONDENSATION PARTICLE COUNTERS; DIFFERENT SIZES; DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY ANALYZERS; ELECTROSPRAY AEROSOLS; FILTRATION MECHANISM; LATEX PARTICLES; LIQUID PARTICLE COUNTER; NANOPARTICLE SUSPENSION; NUCLEPORE; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; POLYSTYRENE LATEX PARTICLES; RETENTION EFFICIENCIES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENTS;

FILTRATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; LATEXES; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYSTYRENES; RADIATION COUNTERS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); ULTRASONIC EFFECTS;

LIQUIDS;

LATEX; NANOPARTICLE; POLYSTYRENE;

FILTER; MOBILITY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; RETENTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; LIQUID; NANOFILTER; NANOFILTRATION;

AEROSOLS; FILTRATION; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 74949106131     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es901955e     Document Type: Article

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