Biological elimination of volatile organic compounds from waste gases in a biofilter

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 101, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 69-78

  Wu, G ^a   Chabot, J C ^a   Caron, J J ^b   Heitz, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b Soc Innovatech du Sud du Quebec   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Nitro propane; Peat; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; BUFFERING CAPACITY; ISOPROPYL ACETATE; NITROPROPANE;

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION; AIR FILTERS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PEAT; PROPANE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; YEAST;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ABSORPTION; ACINETOBACTER; ADSORPTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL FLORA; BIOFILTRATION; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION; MICROCOCCUS; MOISTURE; YEAST;

ACINETOBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICROCOCCUS;

EID: 0031931230     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004914919615     Document Type: Article

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