The effect of heating temperature and nitric acid treatments on the performance of Cu- and Zn-based broad spectrum respirator carbons

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 364, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 178-194

  Smith, J W H ^a   Romero, J V ^a   Dahn, T R ^a   Dunphy, K ^a   Sullivan, B ^a   Mallay, M ^a   Croll, L M ^b   Reynolds, J H ^b   Andress, C ^b   Dahn, J R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b 3M Canada Company   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gas adsorption capacity; Impregnant grain size; Impregnated activated carbon; Nitric acid treatment; Thermal decomposition

Indexed keywords

GAS ADSORPTION CAPACITY; IMPREGNANT GRAIN SIZE; IMPREGNATED ACTIVATED CARBON; NITRIC ACID TREATMENT; THERMAL DECOMPOSITIONS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; COPPER; CYANIDES; GAS ADSORPTION; GASES; HEATING; HYDROGEN; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE; THERMOANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZINC;

NITRIC ACID;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AMMONIA; COPPER; CYCLOHEXANE; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; NITRATE; NITRIC ACID; SULFUR DIOXIDE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; FLOW KINETICS; GAS MASK; HEATING; HUMIDITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; VENTILATOR; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 80053185087     PISSN: 00219797     EISSN: 10957103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2011.08.031     Document Type: Article

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