Using a biological aerated filter to treat mixed water-borne volatile organic compounds and assessing its emissions

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1497-1502

  CHENG, Wen Hsi ^a  

^a FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

biological aerated filter; emission; total organic loading; volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

AIR-WATER; BIOFILM PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL AERATED FILTER; CONCENTRATION OF; EMISSION; EMISSION RATES; GASEOUS PHASE; ISOPROPANOL; MANUFACTURING PLANT; MIXED FLOWS; MODEL SIMULATION; MULTIPLE LAYERS; ORGANIC LOADINGS; PACKING MATERIALS; REACTORS IN SERIES; SIMULATED RESULTS; SOUTHERN TAIWAN; TOTAL ORGANIC LOADING; TRIMETHYLBENZENE; WATER-BORNE;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; CAPACITORS; CERAMIC CAPACITORS; FLOW PATTERNS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHANE; OCEANOGRAPHY; OXYGEN; PACKED BEDS; SIMULATORS; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER TREATMENT;

BARIUM COMPOUNDS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EMISSION; SIMULATION; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FILTRATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOREACTORS; FILTRATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 70449129420     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(08)62446-8     Document Type: Article

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