Long-term performance of peat biofilters treating ethyl acetate, toluene, and its mixture in air

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 651-660

  Alvarez Hornos, F Javier ^a   Gabaldón, Carmen ^a   Martínez Soria, Vicente ^a   Marzal, Paula ^a   Penya Roja, Josep Manuel ^a   Izquierdo, Marta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Carbon dioxide production; Epifluorescence microscopy; Ethyl acetate; Living and dead cells; Toluene

Indexed keywords

BINARY MIXTURES; CARBON DIOXIDE PROCESS; CELLS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; TOLUENE;

CARBON DIOXIDE PRODUCTION; EMPTY BED RESIDENCE TIME (EBRT); EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ETHYL ACETATE; LIVING AND DEAD CELLS;

BIOFILTERS;

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CARBON DIOXIDE; TOLUENE;

AIR ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; PERFORMANCE; RESPIROMETRY;

ACETATES; AIR POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FILTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TOLUENE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33947100828     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.21096     Document Type: Article

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