Effects of humidity on the plasma-catalytic removal of low-concentration BTX in air

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 180, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 616-621

  Fan, Xing ^a   Zhu, Tianle ^a   Wan, Yajuan ^a   Yan, Xiao ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BTX; Humidity; Indoor air; MnOx Al2O3 catalyst; Non thermal plasma

Indexed keywords

BTX; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR; MNOX/AL2O3 CATALYST; NONTHERMAL PLASMA;

ALUMINUM; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BENZENE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MANGANESE OXIDE; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMAS; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

CATALYST DEACTIVATION;

BENZENE; MANGANESE DERIVATIVE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PARA XYLENE; TOLUENE; 4-XYLENE; XYLENE;

BENZENE; CATALYST; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INDOOR AIR; OXIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PLASMA; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DECOMPOSITION; HUMIDITY; OXIDATION; AIR POLLUTANT; CATALYSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZENE; CATALYSIS; HUMIDITY; TOLUENE; XYLENES;

EID: 77953182195     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.04.078     Document Type: Article

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