Improved VOC bioremediation using a fluidized bed peat bioreactor

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 283-290

  Clarke, Kyla ^a   Hill, Gordon A ^a   Pugsley, Todd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Gas fluidized bioreactor; Peat granule; VOC contaminated air

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; BIOREMEDIATION; ETHANOL; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PACKED BEDS; PEAT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR STREAMS; BIO REACTOR; GAS SOLID FLUIDIZED BEDS; MAXIMUM ELIMINATION CAPACITY; OPERATION MODES;

FLUIDIZATION;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 47149109846     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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