Development, experimental validation and dynamic analysis of a general transient biofilter model

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 759-773

  Zarook, S M ^a   Shaikh, A A ^a   Ansar, Z ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

biofiltration of benzene and toluene; dynamic analysis; Transient biofilter model

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; APPROXIMATION THEORY; BENZENE; BIOFILMS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; RANDOM PROCESSES; REACTION KINETICS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOLUENE;

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; TRANSIENT BIOFILTRATION MODELS;

BIOLOGICAL FILTER BEDS;

EID: 0031106543     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(96)00428-9     Document Type: Article

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