Characterization of an organic filter medium for the biofiltration treatment of air contaminated with 1,2-dichlorobenzene

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 907-917

  Coutu, Catherine ^a   Martineau, Geneviève ^a   Guy, Christophe ^a   Samson, Réjean ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

1,2 dichlorobenzene; Biofiltration; Mineralization; Organic filter media; Pilo t scale biofilter; Sorption desorption

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; DESORPTION; MICROBIOLOGY; SOILS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ORGANIC FILTERS;

BIOFILTERS;

1,2 DICHLOROBENZENE;

AIR CONDITIONING; BIOFILTRATION; FILTER; GAS SEPARATION; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLLUTION;

ABSORPTION; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; BIOREACTOR; DESORPTION; EXPERIMENTATION; FILTER DESIGN; GAS; HETEROTROPHY; MECHANICS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MICROFLORA; MICROORGANISM; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PHASE TRANSITION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRESSURE; SAMPLING; SOIL POLLUTION; TANK; WATER CONTENT;

ACER; GALLUS GALLUS; HEDYOTIS MANNII;

EID: 0042090604     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.870     Document Type: Article

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