Biodegradation of mono-chlorobenzene by using a trickle bed air biofilter (TBAB)

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 445-451

  Mathur, Anil K ^a   Majumder, C B ^b   Singh, Dhananjay ^c   Bala, Shashi ^c  

^a MOTILAL NEHRU NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^c INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Empty bed residence time (ebrt); Mono chloronebzene (mcb); Monod kinetics; Trickled bed air biofilter (tbab)

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; CHLOROBENZENE; COAL; KINETICS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 77954617748     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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