A hybrid technology composed of activated carbon adsorption/desorption system and biofilter to treat fluctuating toluene concentrations

100th Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Air and Waste Management Association 2007, ACE 2007

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages 3212-3218

  Gor, Prajay A ^a   Martinez, Alvaro I ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

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