Toluene removal biofilter modeling

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 947-956

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ROWAN WILLIAMS DAVIES AND IRWIN INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; BIOFILTRATION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; TOLUENE;

AIR FLOW-RATE; BIOFILTRATION PROCESS; HALDANE KINETICS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS; LANDFILL-COVER SOILS; METHANE OXIDATION; OXIDIZING ACTIVITY; SUBSTRATE INHIBITION;

BIOFILTERS;

TOLUENE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLOW RATE; HEIGHT; KINETICS; MODEL; OXIDATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

EID: 47549091400     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.58.7.947     Document Type: Article

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