The effect of silicone oil on biofiltration of hydrophobic compounds

Environmental Progress

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 221-224

  Fazaelipoor, Mohammad Hassan ^a   Shojaosadati, Seyed Abbas ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; MICROORGANISMS; REMOVAL; SILICONES; SOLVENTS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIOFILTRATION; HEXANE; HYDROPHOBIC COMPOUNDS; SILICONE OIL;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

EID: 0036959917     PISSN: 02784491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.670210410     Document Type: Article

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