Analysis and comparison of biotreatment of air polluted with ethanol using biofiltration and biotrickling filtration

Environmental Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 1967-1973

  Morotti, Karine ^a,b   Ramirez, Antonio Avalos ^b   Jones, J Peter ^b   Heitz, Michèle ^b  

^a ECOLE DES MINES D ALBI CARMAUX   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

biodegradation; biofiltration; biotrickling filtration; ethanol; Haldane type model; substrate inhibition

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; ETHANOL; SOLVENTS;

BIOTREATMENTS; BIOTRICKLING; ELIMINATION CAPACITY; HALDANE-TYPE MODELS; INLET CONCENTRATION; SPECIFIC GROWTH RATE; SUBSTRATE INHIBITION;

BIOFILTERS;

ALCOHOL;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; BIOREACTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHANOL; INHIBITION; PERCOLATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; SUBSTRATE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; BIOTRICKLING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELIMINATION REACTION; FILTRATION; GROWTH RATE; METABOLITE; PERCOLATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; AIR POLLUTANT; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ETHANOL; FILTRATION;

EID: 84857182422     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2011.562550     Document Type: Article

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