Two-stage gas-phase bioreactor for the combined removal of hydrogen sulphide, methanol and -pinene

Environmental Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1261-1272

  Rene, Eldon R ^a   Jin, Yaomin ^a   Veiga, Maria C ^a   Kennes, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biofilter; Biotrickling filter; Fungi; Hydrophilic compound; Hydrophobic compound; Inorganic compound

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOCONVERSION; BIOFILTRATION; BIOREACTORS; DESULFURIZATION; FUNGI; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; METHANOL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTE TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT SYSTEMS; BIOTRICKLING FILTER; BIOTRICKLING FILTERS; CANDIDA BOIDINII; COMPLEX MIXTURE; ECO-FRIENDLY; ELIMINATION CAPACITY; EMPTY BED RESIDENCE TIME; GAS FLOWRATE; GAS-PHASE BIOREACTORS; HYDROGEN SULPHIDE; HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC; HYDROPHILIC COMPOUND; HYDROPHOBIC COMPOUND; LOADING RATE; PALL RINGS; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; PROCESS INDUSTRIES; TWO STAGE; TWO-STAGE BIOREACTORS; WASTE GAS; WOOD INDUSTRY;

BIOFILTERS;

HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANOL; PINENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BIOREACTOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FUNGUS; GAS FLOW; HYDROPHOBICITY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACID TOLERANCE; ACIDITY; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; BIOREACTOR; CANDIDA BOIDINII; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; FUNGUS; GAS; GAS MIXING; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; OPHIOSTOMA STENOCERAS; PERFORMANCE; POPULATION;

CANDIDA BOIDINII; FUNGI; OPHIOSTOMA; OPHIOSTOMA STENOCERAS;

EID: 70449135174     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330903196868     Document Type: Article

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