Treatment of toluene in an air stream by a biotrickling filter packed with slags

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 386-398

  Chou, Ming Shean ^a   Wu, Feh Loong ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; TOLUENE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOMASS; MICROORGANISM; MODEL; NUTRIENT; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032946858     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.1999.10463817     Document Type: Article

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