Comparison of air-borne xylene biodegradation between immobilized-cell biofilter and biofilm attached biofilter

Journal of Shanghai University

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 514-520

  Liu, Qiang ^a   Liu, Xue Jin ^a   Babajide, Arowolo E ^a   An, Tai Cheng ^b   Fu, Jia Mo ^a,b   Sheng, Guo Ying ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biofilm attached biofilter; Immobilized cell biofilter; Xylene

Indexed keywords

EID: 35148896339     PISSN: 10076417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11741-007-0515-3     Document Type: Article

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