Elemental modeling of adsorption filter efficiency for indoor air quality applications

Building and Environment

Volumn 66, Issue , 2013, Pages 11-22

  Popescu, Razvan Stefan ^a,b   Blondeau, Patrice ^a   Jouandon, Eric ^c   Costes, J C ^c   Fanlo, J L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Romania)

^c DGA TN   (France)

^d ECOLE DES MINES D ALÈS   (France)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Filter for indoor air; Modeling of adsorption

Indexed keywords

BREAK THROUGH CURVE; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; INDOOR AIR; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; ISOTHERMAL CONDITIONS; PHYSICALLY BASED MODELS; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; VARIABLE CONCENTRATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CLEANING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; PACKED BEDS;

AIR FILTERS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRFLOW; COMPLEXITY; INDOOR AIR; MODELING;

EID: 84878097925     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.01.025     Document Type: Article

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