Bioscrubbing as a treatment for a complex mixture of volatile organic compounds: Influence of the absorption column characteristics on performance

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1926-1934

  Malhautier, Luc ^a   Lalanne, Franck ^a   Fanlo, Jean Louis ^a  

^a ECOLE DES MINES D ALÈS   (France)

Author keywords

Atomising spray nozzles; Bioscrubbing; Packing material; VOCs

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COLUMNS; BIOSCRUBBERS; CHLORINATED COMPOUNDS; COMPLEX MIXTURE; GAS-LIQUID MASS TRANSFER; HYDRODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; INDUSTRIAL USE; OXYGENATED COMPOUNDS; PACKING MATERIALS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SCALE-UP; SPRAY NOZZLE; TWO PHASE PARTITIONING BIOREACTOR;

ATOMIZERS; BIODEGRADATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; GAS ABSORPTION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MIXTURES; NOZZLES; REMOVAL; SCRUBBERS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIOFILTRATION;

ABSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASTE TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 72849126945     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L09-107     Document Type: Article

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