Removal of dichloromethane from waste gases in one- and two-liquid-phase stirred tank bioreactors and biotrickling filters

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-20

  Bailón, Laura ^a   Nikolausz, Marcell ^b   Kästner, Matthias ^b   Veiga, María C ^a   Kennes, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activated sludge reactor; Air pollution; Completely mixed reactor; Dichloromethane; Hyphomicrobium; Plug flow; Shock load

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; BIOCONVERSION; BIOFILTERS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECHLORINATION; LIQUIDS; SILICONES; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

ACTIVATED SLUDGE REACTORS; AQUEOUS PHASIS; BIO-TRICKLING FILTERS; COMPLETELY MIXED REACTOR; COMPLETELY-MIXED; HYPHOMICROBIUM; MIXED REACTORS; ORGANIC PHASE; PLUG FLOW; SHOCK LOAD;

DICHLOROMETHANE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOFILTRATION; BIOREACTOR; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; MINERALIZATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HYPHOMICROBIUM;

EID: 57949111729     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.09.031     Document Type: Article

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