Biomass accumulation modelling in a highly loaded biotrickling filter for hydrogen sulphide removal

Chemosphere

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 712-717

  Mannucci, Alberto ^a   Munz, Giulio ^a   Mori, Gualtiero ^b   Lubello, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Consorzio Cuoiodepur ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological sulphide oxidation; Biomass characterisation; Biotrickling filter; Hydrogen sulphide; Sulphide oxidising bacteria

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DESULFURIZATION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

BIO-TRICKLING FILTERS; BIOLOGICAL SULPHIDE OXIDATIONS; BIOMASS ACCUMULATION; BIOMASS CHARACTERISATION; POLYURETHANE FOAM; RESPIROMETRIC TESTS; SOLIDS RETENTION TIME; SULPHIDE OXIDISING BACTERIA;

BIOFILTERS;

CALCIUM SULFATE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; POLYURETHAN; SULFUR;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CALIBRATION; FOAM; GYPSUM; HETEROTROPHY; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; INHIBITOR; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYMER; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOMASS; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE REMOVAL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PH; PRESSURE; SOLID; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84861481759     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.04.026     Document Type: Article

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