A combinatorial approach to screening carbon based materials for respiratory protection

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 183, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 677-687

  Romero, J V ^a   Smith, J W H ^a   White, C L ^a   Trussler, S ^a   Croll, L M ^b   Dahn, J R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b 3M Canada Company   (Canada)

Author keywords

Combinatorial carbon materials; Gas adsorption capacity; Multi gas adsorbents; Respirator carbons; Solutions handling robot; Toxic gas adsorbent materials

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; CARBON BASED MATERIALS; CARBON MATERIAL; COMBINATORIAL APPROACH; COMBINATORIAL MATERIALS SCIENCE; GAS ADSORBENTS; GAS ADSORPTION CAPACITY; HANDLING ROBOTS; IMPREGNATED ACTIVATED CARBON; IMPREGNATED CARBONS; METHODS OF ANALYSIS; MULTI-GAS ADSORBENTS; NEW SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY PROTECTION; STOICHIOMETRIC RATIO; TOXIC GAS; TOXIC GAS ADSORBENT MATERIALS; ZNO;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENTS; GASES; MATERIALS HANDLING; MATERIALS SCIENCE; RESPIRATORS; ROBOTS; TOXIC MATERIALS; ZINC OXIDE;

GAS ADSORPTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CUPRIC OXIDE; ZINC CHLORIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SAMPLING; STOICHIOMETRY; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; GRAVIMETRY; METHODOLOGY; STOICHIOMETRY;

ADSORPTION; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CARBON; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES; COPPER; GASES; ROBOTICS; SMALL MOLECULE LIBRARIES; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 77956446428     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.07.079     Document Type: Article

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