Back-propagation neural network for performance prediction in trickling bed air biofilter

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 382-401

  Rene, Eldon R ^a   Maliyekkal, Shihabudeen M ^a   Philip, Ligy ^a   Swaminathan, T ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Back propagation; Biotrickling filters; BTX; Performance prediction; Waste gas treatment

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BIOFILTERS; CARBON; TOLUENE;

BIOTRICKLING FILTERS; BTX; PERFORMANCE PREDICTION; WASTE GAS TREATMENT;

BACKPROPAGATION;

BENZENE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BACK PROPAGATION; BENZENE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TOLUENE; TOPOLOGY; WASTE TREATMENT; XYLENE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BIOFILM; BIOFILTER; BIOREACTOR; CARBON SOURCE; CONTAMINATION; FLOW RATE; POLLUTANT; TRICKLING FILTER;

EID: 33845390665     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2006.011218     Document Type: Article

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