Abatement of high concentrated ammonia loaded waste gases in compost biofilters

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 119, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 177-190

  Smet, Erik ^a   Van Langenhove, Herman ^a   Maes, Katrien ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Biofilter; Dimethyl sulfide; Inhibition; Inoculation; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS;

AIR FILTERS; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; NITRIFICATION; TOXICITY;

AIR POLLUTION;

AMMONIA; DIMETHYL SULFIDE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILTER; COMPOSTING; HYPHOMICROBIUM; NITRIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HYPHOMICROBIUM;

EID: 0034053104     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005186327201     Document Type: Article

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