Characterisation and performance of coconut fibre as packing material in the removal of ammonia in gas-phase biofilters

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 481-490

  Gabriel, D ^a   Maestre, J P ^a   Martin L ^a   Gamisans, X ^b   Lafuente, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOFILTERS; BIOMASS; PACKING;

COCONUT FIBRES; ELIMINATION CAPACITY (EC); REMOVAL EFFICIENCY (RE);

NATURAL FIBERS;

AMMONIA; BIOMASS; COIR; PACKING;

EID: 34547741223     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2007.03.038     Document Type: Article

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