Effects of adding inert spheres into the filter bed on the performance of biofilters for gaseous toluene removal

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 123-130

  Jin Ying, Xi ^a   Hong Ying, Hu ^a   Hong Bo, Zhu ^a   Yi, Qian ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bed compaction; Biofilter; Inert spheres; Pressure drop; Toluene gas

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; BIOLOGICAL FILTER BEDS; CROPS; HULLS (SEED COVERINGS); INERT GASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WASTE TREATMENT;

BED COMPACTION; BED VOID FRACTION; ORGANIC PACKING MEDIA; WASTE GAS TREATMENT;

TOLUENE;

INERT GAS; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; GAS; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT; HULLS; INERT GASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TOLUENE; WHEAT;

EID: 13244283174     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2004.10.013     Document Type: Article

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