Microwave assisted nanofibrous air filtration for disinfection of bioaerosols

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 880-888

  Zhang, Qi ^a   Damit, Brian ^a   Welch, James ^b   Park, Hyoungjun ^a   Wu, Chang Yu ^a   Sigmund, Wolfgang ^a,c  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bioaerosol; Disinfection; Filtration; Microwave; Thermal effect

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; DISINFECTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTRATION; FLOW VELOCITY; HEALTH RISKS; IRRADIATION; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; MICROWAVES; NANOFIBERS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AIR FILTRATION SYSTEM; AIRBORNE BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; AIRBORNE PATHOGENS; BIOAEROSOLS; DISINFECTION EFFICIENCY; MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS; NATURALLY OCCURRING; NON THERMAL EFFECT;

AIR FILTERS;

NANOFIBER; NANOPARTICLE;

AEROSOL; DISINFECTION; FECAL COLIFORM; FILTRATION; IRRADIATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PATHOGEN; SPORE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE ALGA; AIRBORNE MICROORGANISM; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTER; FILTRATION; FLOW RATE; HEAT LOSS; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77954951804     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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