Modeling hydrophobic VOC biofilter treatment in the presence of nutrient stimulation and hydrophilic VOC inhibition

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1387-1401

  Ikemoto, Saho ^a   Jennings, Aaron A ^b   Skubal, Karen L ^b  

^a PPG INDUSTRIES   (United States)

^b Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofiltration model; Coatings industry; Multicomponent interactions; Numerical analysis; VOC

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROPHILICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIOFILTRATION MODELS; COATINGS INDUSTRY; MULTICOMPONENT INTERACTIONS; NUTRIENT STIMULATION;

WASTE TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MODELING; POLLUTION CONTROL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 33745844509     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2005.07.001     Document Type: Article

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