Effect of methanol on the biofiltration of n-hexane

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 219-220, Issue , 2012, Pages 176-182

  Zehraoui, Abderrahman ^a   Hassan, Ashraf Aly ^b   Sorial, George A ^a  

^a 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Methanol; N Hexane; Trickle bed air biofilters (TBABs); VOCs

Indexed keywords

HYDROPHILIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROPHOBIC COMPOUNDS; LOADING RATE; MIXING RATIOS; MODEL COMPOUND; N-HEXANE; OPERATION CONDITIONS; RECALCITRANT COMPOUNDS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; TRICKLE-BED-AIR-BIOFILTERS (TBABS); VOCS;

BENZENE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEGRADATION; LOADING; METHANOL; MICROBIOLOGY; MIXING; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

HEXANE;

BENZENE; CARBON DIOXIDE; HEXANE; METHANOL; NITROGEN; SURFACTANT;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BIOFILTRATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; METHANOL; MIXING RATIO; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FILTRATION; HEXANES; METHANOL; NITROGEN; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84860707552     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.03.075     Document Type: Article

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