TY - JOUR JF - IJT JO - IJT VL - 5 IS - 15 PY - 2012 Y1 - 2012/1/01 TI - Measurement of Benzene in Air by Iranian Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes TT - Measurement of Benzene in Air by Iranian Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes N2 - Background: Nanotechnology is a new approach that has been lionized in recent years. One of its applications is its consumption as an absorbent. In this study, the single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) were used as an absorbent for sampling benzene in the air. Materials and Methods: For this study, SWCNTs manufactured by Iran and SKC’s activated charcoal were used for sampling benzene vapors. Preparation and analysis of the samples were done by carbon disulfide and GC-FID (gas chromatography-flame ionization detector), respectively Results: The results indicated that the performance of SWCNTs is less than conventional activated charcoal for sampling benzene vapors in the air Conclusion: The findings of this study showed that the performance of SWCNTs in the sampling of benzene vapors in the air is very poor and, therefore, cannot be a good alternative to SKC’s activated charcoal. SP - 535 EP - 540 AU - Rafieepour, Athena AU - Ghorbani Shahna, Farshid AU - Hashemi, Zahra AU - Ghamari, Farhad AD - Arak University of Medical Sciences KW - Activated Charcoal KW - Air Pollution KW - Benzene KW - Carbon Nanotubes KW - GC-FID. UR - http://ijt.arakmu.ac.ir/article-1-96-en.html ER -