Toluene removal biofilter modeling: Optimization and case study

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 277-282

  De Visscher, Alex ^a   Li, Gui Qin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Haldane kinetics; Logistic growth; Model; Pirt kinetics

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; FULLERENES; GEOLOGIC MODELS; METHANE; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTIMIZATION; TOLUENE;

CASE STUDIES; HALDANE KINETICS; LANDFILL COVERS; METHANE OXIDATION; OILSANDS; SIMULATION MODELLING; SUBSTRATE INHIBITION;

BIOFILTRATION;

EID: 47149113662     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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