Modeling of a combined ultraviolet-biofilter system to treat gaseous chlorobenzene I: Model development and parametric sensitivity

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 295-301

  Wang, Can ^a,b   Xi, Jin Ying ^b   Hu, Hong Ying ^b   Kang, In Sun ^b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; IRRADIATION;

EMPTY BED RESIDENCE TIME; GASEOUS CHLOROBENZENE; LIGHT INTENSITY; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; MODEL PARAMETERS; OPERATING CONDITION; PARAMETRIC SENSITIVITY; STIMULATING EFFECTS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

CHLOROBENZENE;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PARAMETRIC TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; AIR POLLUTANT; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; FILTRATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; VALIDATION STUDY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CHLOROBENZENES; FILTRATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 79953789120     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.61.3.295     Document Type: Article

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