Modeling biodegradation of toluene in rotating drum biofilter

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 137-144

  Yang, C P ^a   Chen, H ^a   Zeng, G M ^a   Qu, W ^a   Zhong, Y Y ^a   Zhu, X ^b   Suidan, Makram T ^b  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biofilms; Biofiltration; Model; Rotating drum biofilter; Toluene; VOC

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REMOVAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIOFILTRATION; QUASI-STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS; ROTATING DRUM BIOFILTER; RUNGE-KUTTA TECHNIQUE;

TOLUENE;

TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REMOVAL; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; FILTRATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOFILTER; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS WASTE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; ROTATING DRUM BIOFILTER; SIMULATION; STEADY STATE; SURFACE PROPERTY; THICKNESS;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; FILTRATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; TOLUENE; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33845882261     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.860     Document Type: Article

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