Laboratory-scale experiments with a powdered compost biofilter treating benzene-polluted air

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2035-2043

  Zilli, Mario ^a   Guarino, Carmela ^a   Daffonchio, Danilo ^b   Borin, Sara ^b   Converti, Attilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzene; Indigenous microbial community; Macrokinetics; Microbial concentration distribution; Powdered compost biofilter; Specific benzene removal rate

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BENZENE; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; COMPOSTING; DIFFUSION;

MACROKINETICS; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; POLLUTANT MASS LOADING; POWDERED COMPOSTS; SUPERFICIAL GAS VELOCITIES; ZERO ORDER KINETICS;

BIOFILTERS;

EID: 13844306992     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2004.07.018     Document Type: Article

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