« Previous Abstract[Specificity of the motor reaction of the male silkworm moth to stimulation by the smell of the sexual attractant]    Next Abstract"Post-translational regulation by structural changes of 4-dihydromethyltrisporate dehydrogenase, a key enzyme in sexual and parasitic communication mediated by the trisporic acid pheromone system, of the fungal fusion parasite Parasitella parasitica" »

Environ Int

Title:		Sorption of volatile organic compounds on typical carpet fibers
Author(s):		Elkilani AS; Baker CG; Al-Shammari QH; Bouhamra WS;
Address:		"Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Petroleum, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, 13060, Safat, Kuwait. amal@kuc01.kuniv.edu.kw"
Journal Title:		Environ Int
Year:		2003
Volume:		29
Issue:		5
Page Number:		575 - 585
DOI:		10.1016/S0160-4120(03)00014-X
ISSN/ISBN:		0160-4120 (Print) 0160-4120 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Measurements of adsorption isotherms for three volatile organic compounds (VOCs) (toluene, 1,2-dichlorobenzene and 1,1,1-trichloroethane) on polyacrylonitrile carpet fibers over the temperature range 25-45 degrees C were carried out in a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA). Linear isotherms were observed in all cases with values of the Henry coefficient ranging from 0.063 to 0.941 mm. The results of additional experiments carried out in a simple test chamber containing a single source of VOC showed that the carpet fibers acted as a significant sink causing a prolonged elevation of VOC concentration in the air within the chamber. An unsteady-state model is presented, which adequately described the adsorption and desorption phenomena occurring in the test chamber and yielded realistic values of the adsorption and desorption rate constants. There was good agreement between the equilibrium and kinetic constants obtained in the TGA and test chamber experiments"
Keywords:		"Adsorption Chlorobenzenes/*chemistry *Floors and Floorcoverings Kinetics *Models, Theoretical Temperature Toluene/*chemistry Trichloroethanes/*chemistry Volatilization;"
Notes:		"MedlineElkilani, A S Baker, C G J Al-Shammari, Q H Bouhamra, W S eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Netherlands 2003/05/14 Environ Int. 2003 Aug; 29(5):575-85. doi: 10.1016/S0160-4120(03)00014-X"