Biofiltration of volatile organic compounds

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 16-22

  Malhautier, Luc ^a   Khammar, Nadia ^a   Bayle, Sandrine ^a   Fanlo, Jean Louis ^a  

^a ECOLE DES MINES D ALÈS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BIOMASS; CONTAMINATION; IMPURITIES; MICROORGANISMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

AIRSTREAMS; BIOFILTRATION; POLLUTANTS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; TOXIC GAS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; POROSITY; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SHORT SURVEY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AEROBIOSIS; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 23944455148     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-005-1960-z     Document Type: Short Survey

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