A model for the biofiltration of butyl acetate and xylene mixtures by a trickle-bed air biofilter

Engineering in Life Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-53

  Lu, C ^a   Chang, K ^a   Hsu, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; COSTS; FILTRATION; MASS TRANSFER; MIXTURES; OXYGEN; PACKING; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; XYLENE;

BIOFILTRATION; BUTYL ACETATES; EMPTY-BED RESISTANCE TIME (EBRT); GAS PHASES; SURFACE AREA;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

BIOFILTRATION;

AIR; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; GAS; GROWTH RATE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROBIAL GROWTH; PACKAGING MATERIAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 14944339965     PISSN: 16180240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.200420055     Document Type: Article

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