Mathematical model of biofiltration of VOCs: Effect of nitrate concentration and backwashing

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 127, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 655-665

  Alonso, Christina ^a   Zhu, Xueqing ^a   Suidan, Makram T ^a,b   Kim, Byung R ^a   Kim, Byung J ^a  

^a ASCE ^*

^b University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKWASHING; BIOFILTRATION;

ARTIFICIAL MATERIALS; BIOFILTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; FLUIDIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PACKAGING; SIMULATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILTRATION; FLUIDIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRATES; PACKED BEDS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIOFILTERS;

BIODEGRADATION; FILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; NITRATE; TRICKLE BED REACTOR; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 0035395114     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2001)127:7(655)     Document Type: Article

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