Removal of benzene under acidic conditions in a controlled Trickle Bed Air Biofilter

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 184, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 345-349

  Aly Hassan, Ashraf ^a   Sorial, George A ^a  

^a 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biofiltration; Empty Bed Residence Time (EBRT); Fungi; Trickle Bed Air Biofilter (TBAB); VOCs

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC CONDITIONS; ACIDIC PH; AIR STREAMS; BENZENE VAPORS; CARBON MASS BALANCE; ELIMINATION CAPACITY; EMPTY BED RESIDENCE TIME; ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY; EXPERIMENTAL PLANS; LIQUID PHASE; LOADING RATE; LONG TERM PERFORMANCE; MAXIMUM LOADING; N-HEXANE; NEUTRAL PH; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; REMOVAL OF BENZENE; TRICKLE BED AIR BIOFILTERS; TRICKLE-BED AIR BIOFILTER; VOCS;

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; DEGRADATION; FUNGI; HEXANE; LOADING; MICROBIOLOGY; REMOVAL; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIOFILTERS;

BENZENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACIDITY; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GROWTH RATE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MASS BALANCE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RESIDENCE TIME; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; PH; TRICKLE BED AIR BIOFILTER;

ACIDS; BENZENE; FILTRATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION;

FUNGI;

EID: 77957865627     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.08.042     Document Type: Article

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