Pilot-Scale biofiltration of waste gases containing aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, phenol, cresols, and other volatile organic compounds

Environmental Progress

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 60-66

  Wieczorek, Andrzej ^a  

^a WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Biofiltration of solvent vapors; Biofiltration of VOCs; Biofiltration of waste gases; Biofiltration with compost; Waste gases from soaking and varnishing process

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BENZENE; BIOFILTERS; COMPOSITION; CONTAMINATION; FILTRATION; GASES; PHENOLS; VAPORS; VARNISH; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; XYLENE;

BIOFILTRATION; BIOFILTRATION OF COMPOST; BIOFILTRATION OF SOLVENT VAPORS; BIOFILTRATION OF VOCS; BIOFILTRATION OF WASTE GASES; WASTE GASES FROM SOAKING AND VARNISHING PROCESS;

INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 24344462120     PISSN: 02784491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.10037     Document Type: Article

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