Hydrogen sulfide removal by compost biofiltration: Effect of mixing the filter media on operational factors

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 97, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1546-1553

  Morgan Sagastume, J M ^a   Noyola, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biofilter; Compost; H2S; Model; Odors; Packing particles

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; COMPOSTING; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; ODORS;

BIOFILTRATION; COMPOST; DISPERSION MODELS; PACKING PARTICLES;

WASTE TREATMENT;

TRACER; HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

BIOFILTERS; COMPOSTING; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; ODORS; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACCUMULATION; COMPOST; FILTRATION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MOISTURE CONTENT; PARTICLE SIZE; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFILTRATION; COMPOST; FILTER; HYDROGEN SULFIDE REMOVAL; MOISTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AIR POLLUTANT; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MANURE; MATERIALS TESTING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; ULTRAFILTRATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MANURE; MATERIALS TESTING; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 33746793729     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2005.06.003     Document Type: Article

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