Evaluation of Trickle Bed Air Biofilter Performance as a Function of Inlet VOC Concentration and Loading, and Biomass Control

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 627-636

  Smith, Francis L ^a   Sorial, George A ^a   Suidan, Makram T ^a   Pandit, Amit ^a   Biswas, Pratim ^a   Brenner, Richard C ^b  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL FILTER BEDS; BIOMASS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

TRICKLE BED BIOFILTERS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFILTER; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0032128075     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.1998.10463712     Document Type: Article

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