Effects of water vapor on activated carbon load equalization of gas phase toluene

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 3924-3934

  Nabatilan, Marilou M ^a   Moe, William M ^a  

^a Louisiana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Biofilter; Dampen; Humidity; Load equalization; Unsteady state

Indexed keywords

ABILITY TESTING; ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; EQUALIZERS; LOAD TESTING; TOLUENE; WATER VAPOR;

ACTIVATED CARBON COLUMNS; ATTENUATION; DAMPEN; EFFECT OF WATER; GAS-PHASES; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY; LOAD EQUALIZATION; UNSTEADY STATE; WATER VAPOUR;

BIOFILTERS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; CARBON; CHARCOAL; GAS; WATER VAPOR;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; FILTER; POLLUTION CONTROL; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SIMULATION; TOLUENE; WATER VAPOR;

AERATION; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; EFFLUENT; HUMIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STEADY STATE; WATER VAPOR; ADSORPTION; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; GAS; TIME;

ADSORPTION; CARBON; CHARCOAL; GASES; HUMIDITY; STEAM; TIME FACTORS; TOLUENE;

EID: 77953811160     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.04.028     Document Type: Article

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