The role of water in the performance of biofilters: Parameterization of pressure drop and sorption capacities for common packing materials

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 180, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 693-702

  Dorado, Antonio D ^a   Lafuente, Javier ^b   Gabriel, David ^b   Gamisans, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Packing materials; Pressure drop; Sorption; Water influence

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS PHASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FINANCIAL COSTS; GAS FLOWRATE; HOLD UP; HYDROPHOBIC POLLUTANTS; INFLUENCE OF WATER; ISOTHERM MODELS; MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PACKING MATERIALS; PRESENCE OF WATER; ROLE OF WATER; SORPTION CAPACITIES; WET AND DRY;

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; FISHER INFORMATION MATRIX; GAS ADSORPTION; PACKED BEDS; POLLUTION; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE DROP; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SORPTION; TOLUENE;

MATERIALS PROPERTIES;

TOLUENE; WATER;

BIOFILTRATION; GAS FLOW; ISOTHERM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PACKING; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POROSITY; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SORPTION;

ADSORPTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; POROSITY; PRESSURE; WATER RETENTION; FILTRATION; INSTRUMENTATION;

ADSORPTION; FILTRATION; PRESSURE; WATER;

EID: 77956209729     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.04.093     Document Type: Article

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