Degradation of PCE in an anaerobic waste gas by biofiltration

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 54, Issue 15-16, 1999, Pages 3187-3195

  Schwarz, Benjamin C E ^a   Devinny, Joseph S ^a   Tsotsis, Theodore T ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic biodegradation; Biofiltration; Chlorinated hydrocarbons; Gas clean up; Landfill gas; Tetrachloroethylene

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; ANAEROBIC WASTE GAS; BIOFILTRATION; CARBON SOURCE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON; LANDFILL GAS; METABOLIC DEGRADATION; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE;

ANAEROBIC FILTER; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VINYL CHLORIDE; VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE; WASTE GAS TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORINE; FILTRATION; LAND FILL; METHANE; REMOVAL; SORPTION; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

OLEFINS;

CHLORINE COMPOUND; DEGRADATION; FILTRATION; GAS-GAS SEPARATION;

EID: 6544264357     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(98)00366-2     Document Type: Article

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