The influence of nonionic surfactant Brij 30 on biodegradation of toluene in a biofilter

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 36, 2010, Pages 5914-5921

  Chan, Wu Chung ^a   You, Hong Yuan ^a  

^a CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Composite bead biofilter; Dissolution capacity; Nonionic surfactant Brij30; Toluene

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BRIJ 30; NONIONIC SURFACTANT; PEAT; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; POTASSIUM NITRATE; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DIFFUSION; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN;

EID: 77957350015     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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