A pilot-study on treatment of a waste gas containing butyl acetate, n-butyl alcohol and phenylacetic acid from pharmaceutical factory by bio-trickling filter

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-48

  Wang, Qun Hui ^a,b   Zhang, Lanhe ^a   Tian, Shulei ^a   Sun, Paul Ta Chin ^b   Xie, Weimin ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

Author keywords

Bio trickling filter; Butyl acetate; n Butyl alcohol; Phenylacetic acid; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

BIOTRICKLING FILTER; BUTYL ACETATE; PHENYLACETIC ACID;

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOLS; BIOFILTERS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DRUG PRODUCTS PLANTS; SEDIMENTATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BUTANOL; BUTYL ACETATE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PHENYLACETIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG INDUSTRY; EFFLUENT; FIELD EXPERIMENT; FILTER; FLOW RATE; GAS; PILOT STUDY; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 35148827484     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2007.03.005     Document Type: Article

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