Improved removal of indoor volatile organic compounds by activated carbon fiber filters calcined with copper oxide catalyst

Clean - Soil, Air, Water

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 993-997

  Huang, Yi Chin ^a   Luo, Chin Hsiang ^a   Yang, Shinhao ^b   Lin, Yi Chang ^b   Chuang, Chi Yu ^c  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TOKO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Activated carbon fiber filter; Copper oxide catalyst; HVAC; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR TEMPERATURE; CATALYST; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FORMALDEHYDE; INDOOR AIR; OXIDATION; REACTION RATE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; VENTILATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 78649550049     PISSN: 18630650     EISSN: 18630669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clen.200900302     Document Type: Article

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