Characterization of absorbent polymers for the removal of volatile hydrophobic pollutants from air

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-53

  Montes, María ^a   Daugulis, Andrew J ^b   Veiga, Maria C ^a   Kennes, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

pinene; Absorption; Diffusion; Partition coefficient; Polymer; VOCs

Indexed keywords

BIOTRICKLING FILTERS; BIPHASIC SYSTEMS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; GASPHASE; HYDROPHOBIC POLLUTANTS; INERT POLYMERS; LIQUID SOLIDS; NEW OPPORTUNITIES; NON-POLAR; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; POLYMER PROPERTIES; PRESENCE OF WATER; SILICONE RUBBER; SOLID-PHASE; STYRENE-BUTADIENE COPOLYMERS; VOCS;

ABSORPTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; BUTADIENE; DIFFUSION; POLLUTION; RUBBER; SILICONES; STYRENE;

POLYMERS;

ABSORBENT; PINENE; SILASTIC; STYRENE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOFILTER; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; PARTITION COEFFICIENT;

EID: 78650074982     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2517     Document Type: Article

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