Adsorption, absorption, and biological degradation of ammonia in different biofilter organic media

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 515-525

  Pagans, Estela ^a   Font, Xavier ^b   Sánchez, Antoni ^b  

^a Fundació Estudis Medi Ambient ^*  (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Absorption; Adsorption; Ammonia; Biodegradation; Biofiltration; Organic support

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION; AMMONIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

BIOFILTER ORGANIC MEDIA; MODELLING; ORGANIC SUPPORT;

BIOFILTERS;

AMMONIA;

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; PH MEASUREMENT;

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION; AMMONIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CULTURE MEDIA; FILTRATION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

EID: 34249814594     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.21246     Document Type: Article

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