Steady- and transient-state effects during the biological oxidation of gas-phase benzene in a continuously operated biofilter

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 525-535

  Rene, Eldon R ^a   Murthy, D V S ^b   Swaminathan, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Benzene; Biofiltration; Compost; Elimination capacity; Removal efficiency; Transient loading

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; COMPOSTING; EFFICIENCY;

BENZENE CONCENTRATION; ELIMINATION CAPACITY; MAXIMUM ELIMINATION CAPACITIES; MIXED MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; STEADY AND TRANSIENT STATE; STEADY-STATE CONDITION; TRANSIENT LOADING;

LOADING;

EID: 78449310024     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-009-0257-9     Document Type: Article

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