Biodegradation of BTEX in a fungal biofilter: Influence of operational parameters, effect of shock-loads and substrate stratification

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 116, Issue , 2012, Pages 204-213

  Rene, Eldon R ^a   Mohammad, Balsam T ^a   Veiga, María C ^a   Kennes, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fungi; Gas to liquid (G L) ratio; PH; Relative humidity; Transient operations

Indexed keywords

ELIMINATION CAPACITY; EMPTY BED RESIDENCE TIME; FUNGAL BIOFILTER; GAS TO LIQUIDS; GASPHASE; INLET CONCENTRATION; LOADING RATE; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; TRANSIENT-OPERATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; ETHYLBENZENE; FUNGI; LOADING; PH; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

BIOFILTERS;

BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; META XYLENE; ORTHO XYLENE; PARA XYLENE; TOLUENE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; BTEX; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FUNGUS; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; RESIDENCE TIME; SUBSTRATE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; FUNGAL BIOFILTER; HUMIDITY; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATIFICATION;

BENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; EXOPHIALA; FILTRATION; HUMIDITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PHASE TRANSITION; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TOLUENE; XYLENES;

FUNGI;

EID: 84861050639     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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