Analysis of a dual liquid phase biofilter for the removal of hydrophobic organic compounds from airstreams

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 147, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 110-116

  Fazaelipoor, Mohammad Hassan ^a  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dual liquid phase biofilter; Modeling; n Hexane; Simulation

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTRATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DEGRADATION; HEXANE; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUIDS; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION; SILICONES; SOLVENTS; SORPTION;

BIODEGRADATION RATES; BIOFILM DEVELOPMENT; CONCEPTUAL MODELS; DUAL LIQUID PHASE BIOFILTER; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; FIXED-BED BIOREACTORS; HYDROPHOBIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROPHOBIC POLLUTANTS; MODEL AND SIMULATIONS; MODELING; N-HEXANE; NON VOLATILES; SILICONE OIL; SIMULATION; SORPTION CAPACITIES; WATER-MISCIBLE SOLVENTS;

BIOFILTERS;

EID: 60649117332     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2008.06.025     Document Type: Article

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