Laboratory characterization of a new nano-water-based CPC 3788 and performance comparison to an ultrafine butanol-based CPC 3776

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 183-191

  Kupc, Agnieszka ^a   Bischof, Oliver ^b   Tritscher, Torsten ^b   Beeston, Michael ^b   Krinke, Thomas ^b   Wagner, Paul E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b TSI GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE NANOPARTICLES; CONDENSATION PARTICLE COUNTERS; INDUSTRIAL AREA; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PARTICLE NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; POSITIVELY CHARGED; URBAN BACKGROUND;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

BUTANOL; NANOPARTICLE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE; WATER;

AIR ANALYSIS; AMBIENT AIR; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; DEHYDRATION; HUMIDITY; INDUSTRIAL AREA; LAMINAR FLOW; NANOWATER CONDENSATION PARTICLE COUNTER; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VAPOR PRESSURE; WETTABILITY;

EID: 84875796410     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2012.738317     Document Type: Review

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