Determination of mass transfer coefficients for packing materials used in biofilters and biotrickling filters for air pollution control-2: Development of mass transfer coefficients correlations

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 856-861

  Kim, Seongyup ^a   Deshusses, Marc A ^a  

^a University of California Riverside   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption; Biofilter; Biotrickling filter; Environmental engineering; Mass transfer; Onda correlation; Packed column

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; BIOFILTERS; CORRELATION METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

BIOTRICKLING FILTERS; ONDA CORRELATION; PACKED COLUMN;

MASS TRANSFER;

ABSORPTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; BIOFILTERS; CORRELATION METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; MASS TRANSFER;

EID: 37549035876     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.10.021     Document Type: Article

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