title: Radon adsorption on activated carbon and the effect of some airborne contaminants.
abstract: The adsorption and desorption of radon on five types of activated carbon and the effect of various airborne contaminants on the adsorption process was studied, the dynamic adsorption coefficient for the carbon samples tested was found to range from 2.4 +/- 0.2 to 7.1 +/- 0.71 g-1. Iso-octane was found to reduce the dynamic adsorption coefficient significantly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bocanegra
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Hopke
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000393:Air Pollutants; D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D002244:Carbon; D008433:Mathematics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011886:Radon
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D002244:Carbon; D011886:Radon