Styrene removal from polluted air in one and two-liquid phase biotrickling filter: Steady and transient-state performance and pressure drop control

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 6791-6800

  Rene, Eldon R ^a   Montes, María ^a   Veiga, María C ^a   Kennes, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biotrickling filter; Pressure drop; Sporothrix variecibatus; Styrene; Volatile organic compound

Indexed keywords

BIOTRICKLING FILTERS; ELIMINATION CAPACITY; EMPTY BED RESIDENCE TIME; SILICONE OIL; SPOROTHRIX VARIECIBATUS; STYRENE LOAD; STYRENE REMOVAL; VOLUME RATIO;

EMULSIFICATION; PRESSURE DROP; SILICONES; STYRENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIOFILTERS;

SILICONE OIL; STYRENE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTER; FUNGUS; HYDROCARBON; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SILICON; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOTRICKLING FILTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELIMINATION REACTION; EMULSION; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROTHRIX; SPOROTHRIX VARIECIBATUS; STEADY STATE; TRICKLING FILTER;

AIR POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FILTRATION; PRESSURE; SILICONE OILS; SPOROTHRIX; STYRENE; TIME FACTORS;

FUNGI; SPOROTHRIX;

EID: 79956344529     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.04.010     Document Type: Article

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