Treatment of gas-phase methanol in conventional biofilters packed with lava rock

Water Research

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2385-2393

  Prado, Óscar J ^a   Veiga, María C ^a   Kennes, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biofilter; EBRT; Lava rock; Methanol; Moisture; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; MOISTURE; ROCKS;

ADAPTED INOCULA; BIOMASS CONCENTRATION; GAS-PHASE METHANOL; LAVA ROCKS;

METHANOL;

METHANOL;

BIOFILTER; METHANOL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; BIOMASS; GAS; INOCULATION; LABORATORY; MOISTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK;

EID: 20544467946     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.04.021     Document Type: Article

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