Laboratory-scale apparatus for the characterization of gas-phase dioxin adsorption

Zeolites are reported as selective adsorbents for the preconcentration of dioxin congeners for emission monitoring at stationary sources. This article involves the development of a laboratory-scale apparatus to characterize gas-phase dioxin adsorption on zeolites and thermal desorption. The laboratory-scale apparatus prepared stable levels of dioxin in a nitrogen flow and in-line adsorption/thermal desorption coupled to a gas chromatograph–mass...