Analysis of the rate-limiting step of an anaerobic biotrickling filter removing TCE vapors

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 549-555

  Popat, Sudeep C ^a   Deshusses, Marc A ^b  

^a University of California Riverside   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biofilter; Biotrickling filter; Mass transfer; TCE

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS GROWTH; BIOTRICKLING FILTER; BIOTRICKLING FILTERS; COMPLEX KINETICS; DEHALOCOCCOIDES; EFFECTIVENESS FACTOR; GAS FILMS; GASPHASE; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; MASS TRANSFER LIMITATION; MIXED CULTURES; OPERATING CONDITION; RATE-LIMITING STEPS; SPECIFIC INTERFACIAL AREA; TRANSPORT LIMITATIONS; TREATMENT PERFORMANCE; TRICHLOROETHENES;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; DEGRADATION; ETHYLENE; LIQUID FILMS; MASS TRANSFER; MICROBIOLOGY; PACKED BEDS; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VAPORS;

BIOFILTERS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DEHALOCOCCOIDES;

EID: 77649180411     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2009.11.017     Document Type: Article

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