Advantages of combined UV photodegradation and biofiltration processes to treat gaseous chlorobenzene

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 171, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 1120-1125

  Wang, Can ^a   Xi, Jin Ying ^a   Hu, Hong Ying ^a   Yao, Yuan ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Bioaerosol; Biofiltration; Chlorobenzene; UV photodegradation; VOCs

Indexed keywords

ACUTE TOXICITY; BIOAEROSOL; CHLOROBENZENE; UV PHOTODEGRADATION; VOCS;

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LOADING; OZONE; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRESSURE DROP; REMOVAL; TOXICITY; ZINC;

PROCESS CONTROL;

CHLOROBENZENE; OZONE;

AEROSOL; BIOFILTRATION; CHLOROBENZENE; PHOTODEGRADATION; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; TOXICITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACUTE TOXICITY; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GAS FLOW; PHOTODEGRADATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CHLOROBENZENES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTRATION; GASES; LIGHT; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 70349247734     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.06.129     Document Type: Article

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