Biological elimination of VOCs in biofilter

Environmental Progress

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 148-152

  Kiared, K ^a   Bibeou, I ^a   Brzezinski, R ^a   Viel, G ^b   Hertz, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b Groupe Serrener Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR FILTERS; AIR PURIFICATION; BIODEGRADATION; ETHANOL; EXHAUST GASES; ODOR CONTROL; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

WASTE GAS PURIFICATION;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

EID: 0030245796     PISSN: 02784491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.670150312     Document Type: Article

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