Experimental study and mathematical modeling of gaseous toluene biofiltration by thermophilic active compost

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1037-1043

  Karamanev, Dimitre G ^a   Matteau, Yanick ^b   Ramsay, Bruce A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Université Laval   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXYGEN; REACTION KINETICS; TOLUENE;

BIOFILTRATION; THERMOPHILIC ACTIVE COMPOST;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; BIOREACTOR; COMPOST; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE; TOLUENE;

BIOREACTOR; FILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 0033201411     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450770534     Document Type: Article

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