Membrane process for biological treatment of contaminated gas streams

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 431-441

  Ergas, Sarina J ^a   Shumway, Leslee ^b   Fitch, Mark W ^c   Neemann, Jeffrey J ^d  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b Naval Command   (United States)

^c Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^d BLACK AND VEATCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution control; Biological treatment; Hollow fiber membranes; Modeling; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; DIFFUSION; FIBROUS MEMBRANES; GAS EMISSIONS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXYGEN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; GAS WASTE; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; MODEL; TURBULENT FLOW;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GASES; KINETICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TOLUENE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0033586975     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19990520)63:4<431::AID-BIT6>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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