Treatment of methyl tert-butyl ether vapors in biotrickling filters. 2. Analysis of the rate-limiting step and behavior under transient conditions

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 2987-2991

  Fortin, Nathalie Y ^a   Deshusses, Marc A ^a  

^a University of California Riverside   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHERS; MASS TRANSFER; TRICKLING FILTRATION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

BIOTRICKLING FILTERS; METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

GASOLINE; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; FILTRATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0033199183     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es981338k     Document Type: Article

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