Alternative gas-phase biofilter media characteristics and performance

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2009, ASABE 2009

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages 5656-5672

  Janni, Kevin A ^a   Schmidt, David R ^a   Goldman, Alexandra ^b   Schaar, Tory ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering ^*

Author keywords

Ammonia; Biofilter; Hydrogen sulfide; Odor; Reduction efficiency; Swine

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW-RATE; CEDAR CHIPS; CONTACT TIME; GAS PHASE BIOFILTERS; GASEOUS EMISSIONS; GASPHASE; IN-PHASE; LAVA ROCKS; ODOR REDUCTION; PINE BARK; REDUCTION EFFICIENCY; SIEVE ANALYSIS; SWINE FACILITIES; TOTAL REDUCED SULFURS; WOOD MULCH;

AMMONIA; BIOFILTERS; GAS EMISSIONS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MOISTURE CONTROL; PRESSURE DROP; REMOVAL; ROCKS; SULFUR; SULFUR DETERMINATION;

BIOFILTRATION;

EID: 77649118048     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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