Performance evaluation of an agro waste based biofilter treating toluene vapours

Environmental Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 349-357

  Singh, R S ^a   Rai, B N ^a   Upadhyay, S N ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biofilter media; Biofiltration; Carbon recovery; Elimination capacity; Pressure drop; Removal efficiency

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; DROPS; EFFICIENCY; PRESSURE DROP; TOLUENE; WASTE TREATMENT;

CARBON RECOVERY; CONSTANT VALUES; DYNAMIC BEHAVIOURS; ELIMINATION CAPACITY; INLET CONCENTRATION; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; STEADY-STATE OPERATION; VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE;

BIOFILTERS;

CARBON; TOLUENE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTERS; BIOMASS; FILTRATION; PRESSURE DROP; REMOVAL; TOLUENE; VAPORS;

FILTER; MAIZE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TOLUENE; WASTE;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; LOADING TEST; MAIZE; PLUG FLOW REACTOR; QUALITY CONTROL; STEADY STATE; VAPOR; VOLUMETRY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33645547343     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332708618649     Document Type: Article

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