Biofiltration control of pulping odors - hydrogen sulfide: Performance, macrokinetics and coexistence effects of organo-sulfur species

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-16

  Wani, Altaf H ^a   Lau, Anthony K ^a   Branion, Richard M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodegradation kinetics; Biofilters; Coexistence effects; Hydrogen sulfide; Organo sulfur compounds

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); GAS EMISSIONS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; KRAFT PROCESS; ODOR REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; DIMETHYL DISULFIDE; DIMETHYL SULFIDE; MICHAELIS-MENTEN KINETIC EQUATION;

ODOR CONTROL;

DIMETHYL SULFIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SULFUR DERIVATIVE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; FILTRATION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; GAS WASTE; MICHAELIS MENTEN KINETICS; ODOR; PULP MILL;

EID: 0033005376     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4660(199901)74:1<9::AID-JCTB981>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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