Vapor-phase bioreactors: Avoiding problems through better design and operation

Environmental Progress

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 222-230

  Kinney, K A ^a   Loehr, R C ^a   Corsi, R L ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; PH; VAPORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

VAPOR-PHASE BIORECTORS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

EID: 0033349554     PISSN: 02784491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.670180319     Document Type: Article

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