Mathematical modeling of the biofiltration of ethyl acetate and toluene and their mixture

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 169-177

  Álvarez Hornos, F Javier ^a   Gabaldón, Carmen ^a   Martinez Soria V ^a   Marzal, Paula ^a   Penya roja, Josep Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Biomass stratification; Ethyl acetate; Mathematical model; Toluene

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ESTERS; EXPERIMENTS; FULLERENES; FUNCTIONS; OXYGEN; PEAT; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SUBSTRATES; TOLUENE;

BED HEIGHTS; BIOMASS DENSITIES; EMPTY BED RESIDENCE TIMES; ETHYL ACETATE; EXPERIMENTAL DATUMS; GASEOUS CONCENTRATIONS; HALDANE; HIGH CONCENTRATIONS; INHIBITION EFFECTS; KINETIC EXPRESSIONS; LOAD RANGES; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; OPERATING CONDITIONS; OXYGEN LIMITATIONS; PEAT BIOFILTERS; PRODUCTION DATUMS; YIELD COEFFICIENTS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; OXYGEN; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS DISTRIBUTION; CALIBRATION; DENSITY; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 57649155664     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2008.09.014     Document Type: Article

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