Hydrodynamic behaviour and comparison of technologies for the removal of excess biomass in gas-phase biofilters

Water Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 404-413

  Mendoza, J A ^a   Prado, O J ^a   Veiga, M C ^a   Kennes, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air sparging; Backwashing; Biofilm; Clogging; Modeling; Plug flow

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOMASS; HYDRODYNAMICS; METHANE; PRESSURE DROP; REMOVAL; STYRENE; TOLUENE;

BACKWASHING; SPARGING;

BIOFILTERS;

AIR SPARGING; BIOFILTER; FOULING; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REMOVAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; EVALUATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDRODYNAMICS; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER SUPPLY; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FILTRATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; THEORETICAL MODEL; VOLATILIZATION; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT;

METHANE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; STYRENE; TOLUENE;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; FILTRATION; KINETICS; METHANE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; STYRENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0347622505     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2003.09.014     Document Type: Article

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