Long-term performance of passive materials for removal of ozone from indoor air

Indoor Air

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-53

  Cros, C J ^a   Morrison, G C ^b   Siegel, J A ^a   Corsi, R L ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Carbonyls; Deposition velocity; Emissions; Field studies; Green materials

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BUILDING MATERIALS; CEILINGS; DEPOSITION; OZONIZATION; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

CEILING TILES; DEPOSITION VELOCITIES; EMISSION; EMISSIONS RATES; FIELD STUDIES; GREEN MATERIALS; IN-BUILDINGS; INDOOR AIR; OZONE REMOVAL; [CARBONYL;

OZONE;

EID: 84855671637     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2011.00734.x     Document Type: Article

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