Biofiltration of asphalt emissions: Full-scale operation treating off-gases from polymer-modified asphalt production

Environmental Progress

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 178-187

  Cook, Lawrence L ^a   Gostomski, Peter A ^b   Apel, William A ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR FILTERS; ASPHALT PLANTS; FILTRATION; GAS EMISSIONS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; POLYMERS;

BIOFILTERS;

ODOR CONTROL;

EID: 0033349553     PISSN: 02784491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.670180314     Document Type: Article

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