Pressure drop and gas distribution in compost based biofilters: Medium mixing and composition effects

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 797-807

  Morgan Sagastume, J M ^a   Noyola, A ^a   Revah, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biofilter; Channeling; Compost; Gas treatment; Tracer studies

Indexed keywords

BAGASSE; BIOFILTERS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COMPOSTING; DROPS; GASES; MIXING; MOISTURE CONTROL; PRESSURE DROP; TRACERS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

CHANNELING; COMPOST BIOFILTERS; COMPOST-BASED BIOFILTERS; CONSTANT PRESSURE DROPS; GAS TREATMENT; MIXING CONDITIONS; OPERATIONAL PRACTICES; TRACER STUDY;

AIR FILTERS;

BULKING AGENT; TRACER; WATER;

BIOFILTER; FLOW PATTERN; GAS-SOLID SEPARATION; PRESSURE DROP; TRACER;

AIR; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOFILTER; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS WASTE; MOISTURE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; ROCK; SLUDGE; WASTE GAS MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTENT;

ARUNDINARIA;

EID: 0043245812     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330309385617     Document Type: Article

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