Performance of a biotrickling filter in the removal of waste gases containing low concentrations of mixed VOCs from a paint and coating plant

Biodegradation

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 177-187

  Li, Jianjun ^a,b   Ye, Guangyun ^b   Sun, Duanfang ^a,b   An, Taicheng ^c   Sun, Guoping ^a,b   Liang, Shizhong ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b GUANGDONG INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^c GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacterial community; Biotrickling filter; Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; AMMONIA NITROGEN; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BIOTRICKLING FILTERS; COATING PLANTS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ELIMINATION CAPACITY; EMPTY BED RETENTION TIME; FIELD SCALE; LOADING RATE; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; METHYL ETHYL KETONES; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; VOC REMOVAL; WASTE GAS;

ACETONE; BIOFILTERS; ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTORATION; STYRENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

PLANT SHUTDOWNS;

ACETONE; ALKANONE; AMMONIA; METHYLETHYL KETONE; PAINT; PHOSPHATE; STYRENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACETONE; AMMONIA; BACTERIUM; COATING; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTROKINESIS; FILTER; GAS; GEL; ION; NITROGEN; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOSPHATE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASTE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; FILTRATION; GAS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; PROTEOBACTERIA;

ACETONE; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AMMONIA; BIOFILMS; BUTANONES; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; FILTRATION; GASES; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; PAINT; PHOSPHATES; PROTEOBACTERIA; STYRENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 84856666829     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10532-011-9497-6     Document Type: Article

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