Validation and application of adsorption breakthrough models for the chemical filters used in the make-up air unit (MAU) of a cleanroom

Building and Environment

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 468-477

  Shiue, Angus ^a   Den, Walter ^b   Kang, Yu Hao ^c   Hu, Shih Cheng ^a   Jou, Gwo tsuen ^d   Lin, C H ^d   Hu, Vincent ^d   Lin, S I ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^d TAIWAN TEXTILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Activated carbons; Adsorption isotherm; Breakthrough curve; Chemical filter; Yoon Nelson model

Indexed keywords

ADSORBERS; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; AIR UNITS; BREAK THROUGH CURVE; CHEMICAL FILTER; CHEMICAL FILTERS; DUBININ-RADUSHKEVICH; DYNAMIC ADSORPTION; FACE VELOCITY; INTRA-PARTICLE DIFFUSION; ISOTHERM EQUATIONS; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; OPERATING CONDITION; RATE LIMITING; RATE OF ADSORPTION; USEFUL LIFE; WHEELER-JONAS EQUATION; YOON-NELSON MODEL;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; MASS TRANSFER; TOLUENE;

ADSORPTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BREAKTHROUGH CURVE; FILTER; MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; TOLUENE;

EID: 77957798127     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.08.010     Document Type: Article

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