Development and application of a hybrid inert/organic packing material for the biofiltration of composting off-gases mimics

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 178, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 665-672

  Hernández, Jerónimo ^a   Prado, Óscar J ^a   Almarcha, Manuel ^b   Lafuente, Javier ^a   Gabriel, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Sistemas y Tecnologías Ambientales S A   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ammonia VOC removal; Biofilter; Hybrid packing material; Inoculum; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

INOCULUM; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; NITRATATION; NITRIFICATION RATES; OFF-GASES; OPERATIONAL SCENARIO; PACKING MATERIALS; PINE BARK; VOC REMOVAL; VOCS REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

AMMONIA; BIOFILTRATION; COMPOSTING; DENITRIFICATION; MATERIALS; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; PELLETIZING; REMOVAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOFILTERS;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AMMONIA; BIOFILTRATION; NITRIFICATION; SLUDGE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASTE FACILITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS; NITRIFICATION; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; SLUDGE; SULFUR OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; YEAST;

AMMONIA; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; FILTRATION; GASES; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; KINETICS; NITROGEN; ODORS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PINUS; PLANT BARK; SOIL; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 77951498954     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.01.137     Document Type: Article

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