Ethylene removal using biotrickling filters: Part I. Experimental description

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 79-88

  Lee, Sang Hun ^a   Li, Congna ^a   Heber, Albert J ^a   Zheng, Cheng ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Biotrickling filter; Ethylene; Liquid recirculation; Perlite

Indexed keywords

BIOTRICKLING FILTER; BIOTRICKLING FILTERS; DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; GLASS BEAD; INLET GAS; LIQUID FLOW; MASS TRANSFER LIMITATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; PERLITE; RE-CIRCULATION FLOW; RECIRCULATIONS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SIGNIFICANT FACTORS;

BIOFILTRATION; ETHYLENE; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; REMOVAL;

BIOFILTERS;

EID: 77649273173     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2009.12.033     Document Type: Article

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