Monitoring and performance of a desulphurizing biotrickling filter with an integrated continuous gas/liquid flow analyser

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 500-507

  Montebello, Andrea M ^a   Baeza, Mireia ^a   Lafuente, Javier ^a   Gabriel, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biotrickling filter; Desulphurization; FIA; GD CFA; Hydrogen sulphide; On line monitoring

Indexed keywords

BIOTRICKLING FILTERS; DESULPHURIZATION; FIA; GD-CFA; HYDROGEN SULPHIDE; ONLINE MONITORING;

BIOFILTERS; BIOGAS; DESULFURIZATION; HYDROGEN; REMOVAL; SULFUR; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

MONITORING;

EID: 78349306288     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.09.053     Document Type: Article

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