Biomass accumulation and control strategies in gas biofiltration

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 531-540

  Yang, Chunping ^a,b   Chen, Hong ^a   Zeng, Guangming ^a   Yu, Guanlong ^a   Luo, Shenglian ^a,b  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANCHANG HANGKONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Biofilters; Biomass accumulation; Biomass control; Clogging; Gas biofiltration; VOCs

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL METHODS; BIOMASS ACCUMULATION; BIOMASS CONTROL; CLOGGING; CONTROL STRATEGIES; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; GAS PHASE BIOFILTERS; HEAD LOSS; OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS;

BIOFILMS; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; GASES;

BIOFILTERS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFILM; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GAS PHASE REACTION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; FILTRATION; GAS; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; FILTRATION; GASES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77954864758     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2010.04.002     Document Type: Review

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