Influence of water content on degradation rates for ethanol in biofiltration

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 65-70

  Auria, Richard ^a   Aycaguer, Anne Christine ^b   Devinny, Joseph S ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b Foundation Ecole Polytechnique Feminine   (France)

^c University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; ETHANOL; EVAPORATION; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); STOICHIOMETRY; WATER FILTRATION;

BIOFILTRATION;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; EVAPORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0031981265     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.1998.10463667     Document Type: Article

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