Combined effect of adsorption and biodegradation of biological activated carbon on H2S biotrickling filtration

Chemosphere

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1684-1691

  Duan, Huiqi ^a   Yan, Rong ^b   Koe, Lawrence Choon Chiaw ^a   Wang, Xiaoling ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Biodegradation; Biological activated carbon; Biotrickling filter; Hydrogen sulphide

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BINARY MIXTURES; BIODEGRADATION; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOTRICKLING FILTERS;

TRICKLING FILTRATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SULFUR;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BINARY MIXTURES; BIODEGRADATION; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); HYDROGEN SULFIDE; TRICKLING FILTRATION;

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; FILTRATION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

ADSORPTION; AIR; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOFILTRATION; FLOW RATE; FLUOROSCOPY; GAS; LIQUID; LIQUID CULTURE; METAL PH; OXIDATION; PH; SOLID;

EID: 33845347404     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.07.020     Document Type: Article

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