The effect of various environmental and design parameters on methane oxidation in a model biofilter

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 434-444

  Park, Soyoung ^a   Brown, Kirk W ^a   Thomas, James C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Greenhouse gas; Landfill gas; Methane; Oxidation; Wmr 510 6

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LAND FILL; METHANE; MOISTURE; OXIDATION;

PACKED COLUMNS;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN; WATER;

EMISSION CONTROL; FILTER; LANDFILL; METHANE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FILTER DESIGN; GREENHOUSE GAS; LANDFILL; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MOISTURE;

EID: 0036816987     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X0202000507     Document Type: Article

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