Empirical model for biofiltration of Toluene

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 126, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 644-648

  Strauss, Johannes M ^a,b   Du Plessis, Chris A ^a,c   Riedel, Karl Heinz J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c BHP BILLITON   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTRATION; COMPOSTED PINE BARK BIOFILTERS;

BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; CORYNEBACTERIUM JEIKEIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM NITRILOPHILUS; FILTER DESIGN; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PROCESS MODEL; PSEUDOMONAS MENDOCINA; SPHINGOBACTERIUM THALPHOPHILUM; TOLUENE; TURICELLA OTITIDIS;

AIR FILTERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROORGANISMS; TOLUENE;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM JEIKEIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM NITRILOPHILUS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS MENDOCINA; SPHINGOBACTERIUM; TURICELLA OTITIDIS;

EID: 0033929715     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2000)126:7(644)     Document Type: Article

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