Transient response of vapor-phase biofilters

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 161-173

  Wright, William F ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution control technology; Biofilter; Biofiltration; Biological treatment; Flow directional switching; Toluene; Transient loading; Vapor phase contaminants; VOCs

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; BIOMASS; FILTRATION; IMPURITIES; MASS TRANSFER; MICROBIOLOGY; MONITORING; POLLUTION CONTROL; TOLUENE; VAPORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL TECHNOLOGY; BIOFILTRATION; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; FLOW-DIRECTIONAL-SWITCHING (FDS); TRANSIENT LOADING; VAPOR-PHASE CONTAMINANTS;

BIOFILTERS;

AIR FILTER; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; POLLUTION;

EID: 24044441072     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2005.04.009     Document Type: Article

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