Development and Performance of an Alternative Biofilter System

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 78-85

  Lee, Dal H ^a   Lau, Anthony K ^a   Pinder, Ken L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AMMONIA; BIOLOGICAL FILTER BEDS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROORGANISMS; OXIDATION;

CONTINUOUSLY STIRRED TANK REACTOR; PLUG FLOW REACTOR;

BIOFILTERS;

AMMONIA;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; BIOREACTOR; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035142947     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2001.10464255     Document Type: Article

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