Biofiltration of ethyl acetate under continuous and intermittent loading

Environmental Progress

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 327-337

  Javier Alvorez Hornos F ^a   Gabaldón, Carmen ^a   Martínez Soria, Vicente ^a   Marzal, Paula ^a   Penya roja, Josep Manuel ^a   Sempere, Feliu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Carbon dioxide production; Ethyl acetate removal; Living and dead cells; Starvation; Transient loads

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELL DEATH; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

CARBON DIOXIDE PRODUCTION; ETHYL ACETATE; INTERMITTENT LOADING; RESPIROMETRIC MONITORING; STARVATION; TRANSIENT LOADS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 37549021144     PISSN: 02784491     EISSN: 10982280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.10226     Document Type: Article

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