A comparison of the wheeler-jonas model and the linear driving force at constant-pattern model for the prediction of the service time of activated carbon cartridges

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 279-288

  Grévillot, Georges ^a   Marsteau, Stéphanie ^b   Vallières, Cécile ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

activated carbon; adsorption; cartridge; model

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GAS MASK; KINETICS; MATERIALS TESTING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; STANDARD; TIME;

ADSORPTION; CHARCOAL; KINETICS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79953700568     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2011.567131     Document Type: Article

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