Measurement of the surface charge of ultrafine particles from laser printers and analysis of their electrostatic force

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 28, 2010, Pages 3347-3351

  Jiang, Hai ^a   Lu, Lin ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Laser printer; Surface charge; Ultrafine particle; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROSTATIC DEVICES; PRINTING PRESSES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE CHARGE; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ELECTROSTATICALLY CHARGED; LASER PRINTERS; NEGATIVELY CHARGED; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; PARTICLE EMISSIONS; SURFACE ZETA POTENTIAL; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

ELECTROSTATIC FORCE;

ELECTRIC FIELD; LASER; PARTICULATE MATTER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; PRINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SURFACE CHARGE; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 77954761867     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.06.025     Document Type: Article

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