Control of VOC emissions from a flexographic printing facility using an industrial biotrickling filter

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 177-182

  Sempere, F ^a   Martinez Soria V ^a   Penya roja, J M ^a   Waalkens, A ^b   Gabaldon C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b Pure Air Solutions bv   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biotrickling filter; Flexographic facility; Industrial scale; VOC mixture; Water flow rate

Indexed keywords

BIOTRICKLING FILTERS; EMISSION LIMITS; EMPTY BED RESIDENCE TIME; FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING; INDUSTRIAL SCALE; INDUSTRIAL UNITS; INLET AIR TEMPERATURES; INLET TEMPERATURE; LONG-TERM OPERATION; VOC EMISSIONS; VOC REGULATIONS; WATER FLOW RATE;

BIOFILTERS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; EXHAUST GASES; FLOW OF WATER; FLOW RATE; HYDRAULICS; INDUSTRY; PRINTING PRESSES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR TEMPERATURE; BIOREACTOR; FILTER; INDUSTRIALIZATION; PUBLISHING; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER FLOW;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOFILTER; BIOREACTOR; BIOTRICKLING FILTER; EMPTY BED RESIDENCE TIME; EXHAUST GAS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FIELD EMISSION; FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING FACILITY; FLOW RATE; MEAN RESIDENCE TIME; PRINTING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; WATER FLOW; WATER TREATMENT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BIOREACTORS; FILTRATION; PRESSURE; PRINTING; SEWAGE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84855903690     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.839     Document Type: Article

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