Treatment of mixed solvent vapors with hybrid system composed of biofilter and photo-catalytic reactor

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 70-79

  Lim, Kwang Hee ^a   Park, Sang Won ^a   Lee, Eun Ju ^a   Hong, Soo Hyeun ^a  

^a Daegu University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biofilter; Elimination Capacity; Ethanol; Hybrid System; Photo catalytic Process; Removal Efficiency; Toluene; Transient Behavior

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; BIOREACTORS; ETHANOL; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SAMPLING; SOLS; TOLUENE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VAPORS;

ELIMINATION CAPACITY; HYBRID SYSTEM; PHOTO-CATALYTIC PROCESS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; TRANSIENT BEHAVIOR;

SOLVENTS;

EID: 17444372360     PISSN: 02561115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02701465     Document Type: Article

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