Removal of toluene vapour using agro-waste as biofilter media

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 97, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 2296-2301

  Singh, R S ^a   Agnihotri, S S ^a   Upadhyay, S N ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biofilter media; Biofiltration; Elimination capacity; Removal efficiency; Toluene vapour

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTER MEDIA; ELIMINATION CAPACITY; REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; TOLUENE VAPOURS;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BIOFILTERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; MASS TRANSFER; PHASE SEPARATION;

TOLUENE;

TOLUENE;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BIOFILTERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; MASS TRANSFER; PHASE SEPARATION; TOLUENE;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; BIODEGRADATION; TOLUENE;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLOW RATE; LABORATORY; PIGEONPEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; TIME; VAPOR; VOLUMETRY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CAJANUS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FILTRATION; POROSITY; PRESSURE; TOLUENE; WASTE PRODUCTS;

CONCENTRATION; DEGRADATION; FILTERS; MASS TRANSFER; PLANT RESIDUES; SEPARATION; TOLUENE;

CAJANUS CAJAN;

EID: 33746185440     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2005.10.036     Document Type: Article

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