Enhancement of gas-liquid mass transfer rate of apolar pollutants in the biological waste gas treatment by a dispersed organic solvent

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 578-588

  Cesário, M Teresa ^a   Beverloo, Wim A ^a   Tramper, Johannes ^a   Beeftink, Hendrik H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apolar gaseous compounds; Dispersion; Emulsion; Mass transfer enhancement; Organic solvent; Waste gas treatment

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BIOREACTORS; DISPERSIONS; EMULSIONS; IMPURITIES; MASS TRANSFER; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; OXYGEN; TOLUENE; VOLUME FRACTION;

APOLAR GASEOUS COMPOUNDS; BIOLOGICAL WASTE TREATMENT; DISPERSED ORGANIC SOLVENT; MASS TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

ORGANIC SOLVENT; OXYGEN; TOLUENE; WATER;

ARTICLE; GAS WASTE; POLLUTANT; SOLUBILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0345368080     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(97)00069-0     Document Type: Article

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