Biofiltration of isopropyl alcohol and acetone mixtures by a trickle-bed air biofilter

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 415-423

  Chang, Kwotsair ^a   Lu, Chungsying ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acetone; Biofiltration; Elimination capacity; Influent carbon loading; Isopropyl alcohol; Trickle bed air biofilter

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344496039     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(03)00096-7     Document Type: Article

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