Removal of alpha-pinene from gases using biofilters containing fungi

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 36, Issue 35, 2002, Pages 5501-5508

  Van Groenestijn, J W ^a   Liu, J X ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Fungi; Packing materials; Pinene; Terpenes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; COMPOSTING; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FUNGI; ODORS; POLYURETHANES; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ACIDIFICATION;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

PINENE; POLYURETHAN;

BIOFILTER; FUNGUS; REMOVAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; CLAY; COMPOST; FOREST SOIL; FUNGUS; GAS; HYDROPHOBICITY; INDUSTRY; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 0036876105     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00665-9     Document Type: Article

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