Evaluation of trickle-bed air biofilter performance under periodic stressed operating conditions as a function of styrene loading

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 200-209

  Kim, Daekeun ^a   Cai, Zhangli ^a   Sorial, George A ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; BIOMASS; CONTAMINATION; EVALUATION; STYRENE; TRICKLING FILTRATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BACK-WASHING; STYRENE LOADING; TRICKLE-BED AIR BIOFILTERS (TBABS);

BIOLOGICAL FILTER BEDS;

STYRENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EVALUATION; FLUIDIZATION; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 14344260908     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2005.10464611     Document Type: Article

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