VOCs in fixed film processes. II: Model studies

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 564-570

  Parker, Wayne J ^a   Monteith, Hugh D ^b   Melcer, Henryk ^c  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Enviromega Ltd   (Canada)

^c BROWN AND CALDWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DIFFUSION; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); IMPURITIES; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTION KINETICS; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

BIOFILM MASS TRANSFER RESISTANCE; CONTAMINANTS; DIFFUSIONAL RESISTANCE; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; ROTATING BIOLOGICAL CONTACTORS; TRICKLING FILTERS; TRIMETHYLBENZENE; VOLATILIZATION; VOLATILIZATION COEFFICIENTS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0030192618     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(1996)122:7(564)     Document Type: Article

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