Comparative study of the eliminating of waste gas containing toluene in twin biotrickling filters packed with molecular sieve and polyurethane foam

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 167, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 275-281

  He, Ze ^a,b,d   Zhou, Lincheng ^a   Li, Guiying ^a   Zeng, Xiangying ^a   An, Taicheng ^a   Sheng, Guoying ^a   Fu, Jiamo ^a   Bai, Zhipeng ^c  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^c NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biotrickling filter; Molecular sieve; Polyurethane foam; Toluene

Indexed keywords

BIOTRICKLING FILTER; BIOTRICKLING FILTERS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; ELIMINATION CAPACITY; EMPTY BED RESIDENCE TIME; GAS FLOWRATE; INLET CONCENTRATION; MICROBIAL REMOVAL; PACKING MATERIALS; POLYURETHANE FOAM; POLYURETHANE FOAMS; RECOVERY TIME; REMOVAL CAPACITY; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; WASTE GAS;

AERODYNAMICS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; FLOW OF GASES; FLOW RATE; GASES; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR SIEVES; REMOVAL; RIGID FOAMED PLASTICS; SIEVES; SORBENTS; TOLUENE;

AIR FILTERS;

POLYURETHAN FOAM; TOLUENE;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FILTER; GAS FLOW; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TOLUENE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; MOLECULAR SIEVE; PACKAGING MATERIAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FILTRATION; GASES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLYURETHANES; TOLUENE;

EID: 66149164165     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.12.116     Document Type: Article

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