Development and demonstration of an explicit lumped-parameter biofilter model and design equation incorporating Monod kinetics

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 208-219

  Smith, Francis L ^a   Sorial, George A ^b   Suidan, Makram T ^b   Biswas, Pratim ^c   Brenner, Richard C ^d  

^a SGT INC   (United States)

^b University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; BIOLOGICAL FILTER BEDS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER;

ENZYMATIC CATALYSIS; TRICKLE BED AIR BIOFILTERS (TBAB);

BIOFILTERS;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; CATALYSIS; FLOW RATE; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNOLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0036166229     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2002.10470771     Document Type: Article

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