Biofiltration kinetics of a gaseous aldehyde mixture using a synthetic matrix

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 412-423

  Wang, Li ^a   Kolar, Praveen ^a   Kastner, James R ^a   Herner, Brian ^b  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

^b Biorem Technologies Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOFILTRATION; DEGRADATION; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXTURES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ADSORPTION CAPACITY; SYNTHETIC MATRIX; ZERO-ORDER KINETIC MODELS;

ALDEHYDES;

2 METHYLBUTANAL; ALDEHYDE; HEXANAL; ISOVALERALDEHYDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADSORPTION; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; DEGRADATION KINETICS; GAS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 41549133490     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.58.3.412     Document Type: Article

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