Nanoscale discharge electrode for minimizing ozone emission from indoor corona devices

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 6337-6342

  Bo, Zheng ^a   Yu, Kehan ^a   Lu, Ganhua ^a   Mao, Shun ^a   Chen, Junhong ^a,b   Fan, Fa Gung ^c  

^a University of Wisconsin   (United States)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c XEROX CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CORONA DISCHARGE; CORONA DEVICES; CORONA DISCHARGES; DETECTION LIMITS; DISCHARGE CURRENT DENSITY; DISCHARGE ELECTRODE; ELECTRODE DIAMETERS; EMISSION OF ELECTRON; ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; FEDERAL REGULATIONS; GROUND-LEVEL OZONE; HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; LUNG FUNCTION; MACRO SCALE; NANO-MATERIALS; NANOSCALE DISCHARGES; NUMBER OF ELECTRONS; OZONE EMISSION; OZONE PRODUCTION; PLASMA VOLUME;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC CORONA; FIELD EMISSION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OZONE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SURFACE DISCHARGES;

HEALTH RISKS;

CARBON NANOTUBE; NANOMATERIAL; OZONE;

CORONA; DIAMETER; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEALTH RISK; INSTRUMENTATION; OZONE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; ENERGY CONSERVATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PLASMA VOLUME;

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; ENVIRONMENT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NANOTUBES, CARBON; OZONE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN;

EID: 77956508099     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es903917f     Document Type: Article

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