Biofilter treatment of volatile organic compound emissions from reformulated paint: Complex mixtures, intermittent operation, and startup

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 950-960

  Moe, William M ^a   Qi, Bing ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUND; PAINT; 2 BUTANONE; ACETONE; ETHYLBENZENE; PARA XYLENE; POLYURETHAN; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; FILTRATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; VOLATILIZATION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; BACTERIUM; BIOFILTER; FUNGUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE;

AIR POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FILTRATION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PAINT; VOLATILIZATION;

ACETONE; ETHYLBENZENE; GASES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLVENTS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

METHYL ETHYL KETONE; REFORMULATED PAINT; WASTE GAS STREAM;

BIOFILTERS;

FUNGI;

EID: 24344473815     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2005.10464687     Document Type: Article

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