A comparative study in treating two VOC mixtures in trickle bed air biofilters

Chemosphere

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1090-1097

  Cai, Zhangli ^a   Kim, Daekeun ^a   Sorial, George A ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

Backwashing; Biodegradation; Biofiltration; Starvation; Trickle bed air biofilter; Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); SUBSTRATES;

BACKWASHING; STARVATION; TRICKLE BED AIR BIOFILTER;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

2 BUTANONE; 4 METHYL 2 PENTANONE; STYRENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); SUBSTRATES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION CONTROL; FILTER; FILTRATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FILTER REACTOR; NITROGEN UTILIZATION;

EID: 34247217468     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.01.068     Document Type: Article

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