Investigation on the mechanism of H2S removal by biological activated carbon in a horizontal biotrickling filter

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 350-357

  Duan, Huiqi ^a   Yan, Rong ^b   Koe, Lawrence Choon Chiaw ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOFILTERS; CELL IMMOBILIZATION; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; DEGRADATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROORGANISMS; REACTION KINETICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SORPTION; THERMOANALYSIS;

HORIZONTAL BIOTRICKLING FILTER; INHIBITORY COMPOUNDS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROBIAL IMMOBILIZED ACTIVATED CARBON;

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON; NITROGEN;

BIOFILM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFILM; BIOFILTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; IMMOBILIZATION; INFORMATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; FILTRATION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SEWAGE; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 29544434477     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-005-0057-z     Document Type: Article

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