Biomass Accumulation and clogging in biotrickling filters for waste gas treatment. Evaluation of a dynamic model using dichloromethane as a model pollutant

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 418-430

  Okkerse, W J H ^b   Ottengraf, S P P ^a   Osinga Kuipers, B ^b   Okkerse, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Air pollution control; Biofilm; Biofiltration; Biological trickling filters; Dichloromethane; Dynamic model; Waste gas treatment

Indexed keywords

AIR FILTERS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SCRUBBERS; TRICKLING FILTRATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACIDIFICATION; BIOLOGICAL TRICKLING FILTERS (BTF); CLOGGING; DICHLOROMETHANE; WASTE GAS TREATMENT;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT;

DICHLOROMETHANE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOFILTER; BIOMASS; GAS WASTE; HYPHOMICROBIUM; NONHUMAN; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GASES; KINETICS; METHYLENE CHLORIDE; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

HYPHOMICROBIUM;

EID: 0033586942     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19990520)63:4<418::AID-BIT5>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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