Comparative studies on toluene removal and pressure drop in biofilters using different packing materials

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 315-318

  Ryu, Hee Wook ^a   Kim, So Jung ^a   Cho, Kyung Suk ^b  

^a Soongsil University   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biofilter; Clogging; Packing material; Pressure drop; Stenotrophomonas maltophilia; Toluene

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BACTERIUM; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; CERAMICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRESSURE DROP; TOLUENE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 77952750507     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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