Removal of methyl isobutyl ketone from contaminated air by trickle-bed air biofilter

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1322-1329

  Cai, Zhangli ^a   Kim, Daekeun ^a   Sorial, George A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Backwashing; Biodegradation; Biofilm; Biological treatment; Biomass; Fixed bed operations; Gas; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTAMINATION; RATE CONSTANTS; REMOVAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BACKWASHING; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; FIXED BED OPERATIONS; VOLUMETRIC LOADING RATES;

KETONES;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; BIOREACTOR; FIXED BED; TRICKLE BED REACTOR; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 27544481656     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2005)131:9(1322)     Document Type: Article

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