Biotrickling filtration of complex pharmaceutical VOC emissions along with chloroform

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 114, Issue , 2012, Pages 149-159

  Balasubramanian, P ^a   Philip, Ligy ^a   Murty Bhallamudi, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Biotrickling filter; Chlorinated volatile organic compounds; Pharmaceutical industry; Transient state

Indexed keywords

BIOTRICKLING; BIOTRICKLING FILTERS; CHLORINATED VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; CHLOROFORM CONCENTRATIONS; EMPTY BED RESIDENCE TIME; INLET AIR; LOADING RATE; OPERATING CONDITION; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SHOCK LOADINGS; STEADY AND TRANSIENT; TRANSIENT OPERATING CONDITION; TRANSIENT STATE; VOC EMISSIONS;

ACETONE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ETHANOL; METHANOL; MICROBIOLOGY; POLLUTION; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

LOADING;

ACETONE; ALCOHOL; CHLOROFORM; METHANOL; TOLUENE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CHLOROFORM; DRUG; FILTRATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RESIDENCE TIME; STARVATION; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BIODEGRADATION; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM JOOSTEI; DRUG INDUSTRY; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TRICKLING FILTER;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHLOROFORM; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; ULTRAFILTRATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84860468168     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.03.035     Document Type: Article

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