Modeling and simulations of the removal of formaldehyde using silver nano-particles attached to granular activated carbon

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 194, Issue , 2011, Pages 385-392

  Shin, SeungKyu ^a   Song, JiHyeon ^a  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Catalytic oxidation; Formaldehyde; Homogeneous surface diffusion model; Silver nano particles

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTIVE CAPACITY; BET ANALYSIS; COLUMN ADSORPTION; COLUMN TEST; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GAS RETENTION TIME; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; HOMOGENEOUS SURFACE DIFFUSION MODELS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS; MODEL PREDICTION; MODELING AND SIMULATION; OXIDATION KINETICS; PACKED COLUMN; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SILVER NANO-PARTICLES; SPUTTERING METHODS; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE COVERAGES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; FORMALDEHYDE; GRANULAR MATERIALS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDATION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SURFACE DIFFUSION;

SILVER;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FORMALDEHYDE; HOMOGENEITY; INDOOR AIR; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; SURFACE AREA;

ADSORPTION; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DIFFUSION; HOMOGENEOUS SURFACE DIFFUSION MODEL; ISOTHERM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; OXIDATION KINETICS; SIMULATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

ADSORPTION; CARBON; DIFFUSION; FORMALDEHYDE; KINETICS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SILVER; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 80053982913     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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