Potential improvement in biofilter design through the use of heterogeneous packing and a conical biofilter geometry

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 504-511

  Yang, He ^a   Allen, D Grant ^b  

^a BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological treatment; Geometry; Heterogeneity; Mathematical models; Optimization

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTAKE SYSTEMS; LIFE CYCLE; MICROORGANISMS; PRESSURE DROP; PRODUCT DESIGN;

BIOFILTER DESIGN; CLOGGING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PACKING SYSTEMS;

BIOFILTERS;

BIOFILTER; DESIGN; GEOMETRY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 15844417030     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2005)131:4(504)     Document Type: Article

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