Kinetics of the removal of mono-chlorobenzene vapour from waste gases using a trickle bed air biofilter

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1560-1568

  Mathur, Anil K ^a   Sundaramurthy, J ^a   Balomajumder, C ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; EBRT; Elimination capacity; Mono chlorobenzene; TBAB

Indexed keywords

CHLOROBENZENE; ELIMINATION CAPACITY; EMPTY BED RESIDENCE TIME (EBRT); TRICKLE BED AIR BIOFILTER (TBAB);

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIOFILTERS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); RATE CONSTANTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

CHLOROBENZENE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIOFILTERS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); RATE CONSTANTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; CHLOROBENZENE; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; WASTE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEGRADATION KINETICS; MEAN RESIDENCE TIME; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; MONITORING; TRICKLE BED AIR BIOFILTER; VAPOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

AIR POLLUTION; BIOFILMS; CHLOROBENZENES; COAL; FILTRATION; GASES; KINETICS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33748891839     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.04.042     Document Type: Article

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