Treatment of wet process hardboard plant VOC emissions by a pilot scale biological system

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 261-270

  Santos, S ^a   Jones, K ^a   Abdul, R ^a   Boswell, J ^b   Paca, J ^c  

^a Texas AandM University Kingsville   (United States)

^b Bio Reaction Industries   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Air pollution control; Biofiltration; Forest products emissions; VOC removal

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTRATION; OXIDATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; VENTS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR EMISSIONS; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT SYSTEMS; FOREST PRODUCTS EMISSIONS; HARDBOARD STEAM PRESS VENTS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35548934965     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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