Field-scale operation of methane biofiltration systems to mitigate point source methane emissions

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 159, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1715-1720

  Hettiarachchi, Vijayamala C ^a,c   Hettiaratchi, Patrick J ^a   Mehrotra, Anil K ^a   Kumar, Sunil ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c CTI and Associated Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Flux rate; Methane biofiltration; Numerical model simulation; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; AS-SOILS; BED DEPTH; BIOFILTRATION SYSTEMS; BIOLOGICAL REACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; FIELD RESEARCH; FIELD SCALE; FLUX RATES; GAS MONITORING; GRANULAR MEDIUM; GUIDING TOOLS; LONG TERM MONITORING; LONG TERM PERFORMANCE; METHANE EMISSIONS; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIA; MOISTURE FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL SIMULATIONS; NUMERICAL MODELS; OPERATING CONDITION; OXIDATION BEHAVIORS; OXIDATION EFFICIENCY; POINT SOURCE EMISSIONS; POINT SOURCES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL MODELS;

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSTING; GAS EMISSIONS; METHANE; NUMERICAL METHODS; OXIDATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

METHANE;

BIOFILTRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; METHANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER;

ACCURACY; AIR MONITORING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; BIOFILTRATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EVAPORATION; FIELD STUDY; GAS DIFFUSION; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OXIDATION KINETICS; PRECIPITATION; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTRATION; METHANE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

EID: 79955115631     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.02.029     Document Type: Article

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