Treatment of dynamic VOC mixture in a trickling-bed air biofilter integrated with cyclic adsorption/desorption beds

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 151, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 105-112

  Cai, Zhangli ^a   Sorial, George A ^b  

^a Metcalf and Eddy   (United States)

^b University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Biofiltration; Bioremediation; Cyclic adsorption desorption beds; Trickling bed air biofilter; VOCs

Indexed keywords

ADSORBER; ADSORPTION BED; ADSORPTION SYSTEM; ADSORPTION/DESORPTION; CRITICAL LOADING; CYCLIC ADSORPTION/DESORPTION BEDS; FEEDING CONDITIONS; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; LOAD FLUCTUATIONS; METHYL ETHYL KETONES; METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; TRICKLING-BED AIR BIOFILTER; VOCS;

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTERS; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DESORPTION; FEEDING; INDUCTION MOTORS; INTEGRATED CONTROL; INTEGRATED OPTICS; KETONES; LOADING; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLLUTION; REMOVAL; STYRENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIOFILTRATION;

EID: 65649140930     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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