Biofiltration of butyl acetate and xylene mixtures using a trickle-bed air biofilter

Engineering in Life Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-137

  Lu, C ^a   Chang, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; HEXANOIC ACID; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TRICKLE BED REACTOR; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

ACCURACY; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; LEACHING; MICROORGANISM; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 2342569695     PISSN: 16180240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.200420022     Document Type: Article

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