Evaluation of a combined activated carbon prefilter and biotrickling filter system treating variable ethanol and ethyl acetate gaseous emissions

Engineering in Life Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 317-323

  Sempere, Feliu ^a   Gabaldón, Carmen ^a   Martínez Soria, Vicente ^a   Penya roja, Josep Manuel ^a   Álvarez Hornos, Francisco Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Biotrickling filter; Ethanol; Ethyl acetate

Indexed keywords

BIOTRICKLING FILTER; BIOTRICKLING FILTERS; CONCENTRATION OF; ELIMINATION CAPACITY; EMISSION CONCENTRATION; ETHYL ACETATE; ETHYL ACETATES; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; GASEOUS EMISSIONS; GASPHASE; OUTLET CONCENTRATION; PREFILTERS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RESIDENCE TIME; STABLE OPERATION;

BIOFILTERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DESORPTION; ESTERS; ETHANOL; FEEDING; GAS EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); REMOVAL; RIVER POLLUTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACTIVATED CARBON; ALCOHOL;

ACETATE; ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOREACTOR; ETHANOL; FILTER; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOTRICKLING FILTER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELIMINATION REACTION; FILTER DESIGN; OSCILLATION; PROCESS DESIGN; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 73449089451     PISSN: 16180240     EISSN: 16182863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.200900011     Document Type: Article

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