Performance evaluation of a biotrickling filter degrading mixtures of hydrophobic and hydrophilic compounds

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-74

  Paca, Jan ^a   Klapkova, Eva ^a   Halecky, Martin ^a   Jones, Kim ^b   Soccol, Carlos Riccardo ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

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EID: 33847234612     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-006-0054-7     Document Type: Article

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