Biological treatment of a contaminated gaseous emission from a leather industry in a suspended-growth bioreactor

Chemosphere

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 232-238

  Carvalho, M F ^a   Duque, A F ^a   Moura, S C ^a   Amorim, C L ^a   Ferreira Jorge, R M ^a   Castro, P M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biological treatment; Gaseous emissions; Suspended growth bioreactor; Vapour phase bioreactor; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; FULLERENES; GAS EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LEATHER; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REMOVAL; TANNING; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

2 PROPANOLS; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENTS; CYCLE PERIODS; ELIMINATION CAPACITIES; GASEOUS EMISSIONS; GASEOUS STREAMS; HEPTANONE; INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES; LEATHER INDUSTRIES; METHOXY; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUMS; OPERATING CONDITIONS; ORGANIC LOADS; RECIRCULATION; SUSPENDED-GROWTH BIOREACTOR; VAPOUR PHASE BIOREACTOR; VOC REMOVALS;

EFFLUENTS;

1 METHOXY 2 PROPANOL; 2 BUTOXYETHANOL; 2,6 DIMETHYL 4 HEPTANONE; HEXANOIC ACID; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACETATE; ALCOHOL; BIOREACTOR; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; KETONE; LABORATORY METHOD; MICA GROUP; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TOLUENE; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; EXHAUST GAS; LEATHER INDUSTRY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION;

ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; SKIN; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 56549130191     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.09.047     Document Type: Article

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