Size distributions of aerosols in an indoor environment with engineered nanoparticle synthesis reactors operating under different scenarios

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1055-1064

  Sahu, Manoranjan ^a   Biswas, Pratim ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure; Gas phase synthesis; Manufacturing safety; Nanoparticles; Occupational health; Particle concentration; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC LABORATORY; DESIGN STATE; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; EXHAUST SYSTEMS; FLAME AEROSOL REACTOR; FUME HOODS; GAS-PHASE SYNTHESIS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS; MANUFACTURING SAFETY; NANOPARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESIS; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OFF DESIGN CONDITION; OPERATING CONDITION; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICLE NUMBER CONCENTRATION; SAFE OPERATION; SYNTHESIS REACTORS; WORK ENVIRONMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DESIGN; FUME CONTROL; HUMAN ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MAINTENANCE; NANOPARTICLES; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

NANOPARTICLE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FLAME AEROSOL REACTOR; FUME; FURNACE; FURNACE AEROSOL REACTOR; MATERIALS HANDLING; NANOENGINEERING; NANOFABRICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT RECOVERY; REACTOR DESIGN; SYNTHESIS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77955088695     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-010-9874-9     Document Type: Article

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