Performance of a membrane diffuser bioreactor for the removal of gaseous toluene

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 927-935

  Song, Jihyeon ^a   Son, Young Gyu ^b   Khim, Jeehyeong ^b  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; MASS TRANSFER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CARBON BALANCE CALCULATIONS; ELIMINATION CAPACITY (EC) TESTS; GASEOUS TOLUENE; INLET LOADING RATES; MEMBRANE DIFFUSER BIOREACTORS;

BIOREACTORS;

CARBON; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIFFUSION; GAS; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HOLLOW FIBER REACTOR; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIQUID; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE DIFFUSER BIOREACTOR; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 34848907466     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2006.0200     Document Type: Article

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