Co-treatment of hydrogen sulfide and methanol in a single-stage biotrickling filter under acidic conditions

Chemosphere

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1186-1193

  Jin, Yaomin ^a   Veiga, María C ^a   Kennes, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acidophiles; Fungi; Oxygen limitation; pH; Substrate competition

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTRATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FUNGI; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; PH EFFECTS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACIDOPHILES; BIOTRICKLING FILTERS; OXYGEN LIMITATION; SUBSTRATE COMPETITION;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANOL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BIOFILTRATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FUNGI; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; PH EFFECTS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACIDITY; BIODEGRADATION; FILTER; FILTRATION; FUNGUS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANOL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; GAS FLOW; INOCULATION; MICROFLORA; OXIDATION; PH MEASUREMENT; POLLUTANT;

ACIDOPHILES; FUNGI;

EID: 34247234041     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.01.069     Document Type: Article

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