Kinetic Behavior of the Toluene Biofiltration Process

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 664-673

  Hwang, Shyh Jye ^a   Tang, Hsiu Mu ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOFILTRATION; COMPOSTING; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; KINETIC THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTION KINETICS; TOLUENE;

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION;

FILTRATION;

EID: 0031152575     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.1997.10463926     Document Type: Article

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