Removal of ternary VOCs in air streams at high loads using a compost-based biofilter

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-95

  Liu, Yonghui ^a   Quan, Xie ^a   Zhao, Yazhi ^a   Chen, Shuo ^a   Zhao, Huimin ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biofilters; Ethyl acetate; Isopropanol; Toluene; VOCs

Indexed keywords

COMPOST-BASED BIOFILTERS; ETHYL-ACETATE; ISOPROPANOL; WASTE GASES;

BIOFILTERS; COMPOSTING; NITROGEN; PH EFFECTS; SOILS; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

TERNARY SYSTEMS;

2 PROPANOL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; NITROGEN; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; COMPOST; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL;

EID: 11844275369     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2004.11.002     Document Type: Article

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