Mitigating odors from agricultural facilities: A review of literature concerning biofilters

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 751-766

  Chen, Lide ^a   Hoff, Steven J ^a  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Biofilter; Odor control

Indexed keywords

AIR PRESSURES; BIOFILTER DESIGN; BIOFILTRATION PROCESS; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; EMPTY BED RESIDENCE TIME; FULL-SCALE BIOFILTER; MEDIA PROPERTIES; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MOISTURE CONTENTS; MOISTURE MEASUREMENT; OPERATION COST; PILOT SCALE; REDUCTION EFFICIENCY; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; STATE OF THE ART; THREE PARAMETERS;

AGRICULTURE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOFILTRATION; COST REDUCTION; MOISTURE CONTROL; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; MOISTURE METERS; ODOR CONTROL; ODOR REMOVAL; PRESSURE DROP; REMOVAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOFILTERS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 70350754108     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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