Biotrickling filter: Hydrodynamics, performance characteristics and biofilm changes

Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Meeting and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1421-1433

  Paca, Jan ^a   Klapkova, Eva ^a   Halecky, Martin ^a   Maryska, Martin ^a   Kinney, Kerry A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biotrickling filter; Polypropylene Pall rings; Strain identification; Toluene; Xylene

Indexed keywords

BIOTRICKLING FILMS; GAS FLOW RATES; PULSE INJECTION; REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; TRACER INPUT;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROPHILICITY; MICROORGANISMS; POLYPROPYLENES; REMOVAL; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 18944406128     PISSN: 10526102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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