Operational parameters in biofiltration of ammonia-contaminated air streams using compost-pieces of hard plastics filter media

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 198-204

  Taghipour, H ^a   Shahmansoury, M R ^b   Bina, B ^b   Movahdian, H ^b  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Biofiltration; Compost; Operating parameters

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BIOFILTRATION; CONTAMINATION; NITRATES; PH; PLASTICS FILLERS; PRESSURE DROP;

AIR STREAMS; HARD PLASTICS; OPERATING PARAMETERS;

AMMONIA;

ALKALINITY; AMMONIA; BIOFILTRATION; CONTAMINATION; NITRATES; PH; PLASTICS FILLERS; PRESSURE DROP;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 38949209831     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2007.04.015     Document Type: Article

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