Treatment of odorous volatile fatty acids using a biotrickling filter

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 589-595

  Tsang, Y F ^a   Chua, H ^a   Sin, S N ^a   Chan, S Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biofiltration; Odour removal; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; ODOR REMOVAL;

BIOTRICKLING FILTER; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

FATTY ACIDS;

VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; FATTY ACIDS; ODOR REMOVAL;

AIR QUALITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; BIOREACTOR; FATTY ACID; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ODOR; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FLOW RATE; LIPID DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROBIAL KINETICS; NONHUMAN; ODOR CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICKLING FILTER;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FILTRATION; GASES; KINETICS; ODORS; PRESSURE; SEWAGE;

EID: 35748935845     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.12.032     Document Type: Article

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