The investigation of copper-based impregnated activated carbons prepared from water-soluble materials for broad spectrum respirator applications

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 180, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 419-428

  Smith, J W H ^a   Westreich, P ^a   Abdellatif, H ^a   Filbee Dexter, P ^a   Smith, A J ^a   T E Wood, ^b   Croll, L M ^c   Reynolds, J H ^c   Dahn, J R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b 3M COMPANY   (United States)

^c 3M Canada Company   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gas filtration capacity; Impregnant distribution; Impregnated activated carbon; Nitric acid treatment; Relative stoichiometric ratio of reaction

Indexed keywords

GAS FILTRATION; IMPREGNANT DISTRIBUTION; IMPREGNATED ACTIVATED CARBON; NITRIC ACID TREATMENT; STOICHIOMETRIC RATIO;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ARGON; FABRICS; NITRIC ACID; RESPIRATORS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

GASES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; COPPER; COPPER COMPLEX; COPPER OXIDE; IMPREGNATED ACTIVATED CARBON; NITRIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARGON; COPPER; FILTRATION; NITRIC ACID; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STOICHIOMETRY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY ANALYSIS; FILTRATION; GAS FILTRATION; GAS MASK; MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SOLUBILITY; THERMOSTABILITY; VENTILATOR; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; CHEMISTRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CARBON; COPPER; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SOLUBILITY; WATER; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 77956197605     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.04.047     Document Type: Article

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