H2S Abatement in a biotrickling filter using iron(III) foam media

Chemosphere

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1478-1483

  Goncalves, Juan J ^a   Govind, Rakesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Alicyclobacillus; Biofilter; Ferrous oxidation; Hydrogen sulfide; Iron oxide; Open pore foam

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; COLLOIDS; DEWATERING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTROPHORESIS; GELATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; IRON; IRON COMPOUNDS; IRON ORES; OXIDE MINERALS; PACKED BEDS; POLYMERS; RANGE FINDING; REMOVAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ALICYCLOBACILLUS; BACTERIAL COLONIES; BIOTRICKLING; BIOTRICKLING FILTERS; ELIMINATION CAPACITIES; EMPTY BED RESIDENCE TIMES; FERROUS OXIDATION; GAS PHASE PRESSURES; OPEN PORE FOAM; OXIDIZATION; PACKED BED REACTORS; POLYURETHANE FOAMS; RANGING; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SPECIFIC AREAS; START-UP;

IRON OXIDES;

FERRIC OXIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; IRON; POLYURETHAN;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILTRATION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; IRON; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

ALICYCLOBACILLUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BIOFILTER; BIOMASS; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; OXIDATION; TRICKLING FILTER; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; FILTRATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; STREPTOBACILLUS; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALICYCLOBACILLUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ALICYCLOBACILLUS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FILTRATION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; IRON; STREPTOBACILLUS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 54349085527     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.07.048     Document Type: Article

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