Modelling of the biofiltration of reduced sulphur compounds through biotrickling filters connected in series: Effect of H2S

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Silva, Javier ^a   Morales, Marjorie ^a   Cáceres, Manuel ^a   Morales, Paulina ^a   Aroca, Germán ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; DMS; Hydrogen sulphide; Mathematical model; Thiobacillus thioparus

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; BIO-OXIDATION; BIOTRICKLING FILTERS; DIMETHYL SULPHIDE; DMS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIXED BED; GAS-TO-LIQUID MASS TRANSFER; HIGH AFFINITY; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH SENSITIVITY; INHIBITORY EFFECT; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SUBSTRATE INHIBITION; THIOBACILLUS THIOPARUS;

BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REMOVAL; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

DESULFURIZATION;

DIMETHYL SULFIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; POLLUTION MONITORING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THIOBACILLUS THIOPARUS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; THIOBACILLUS THIOPARUS;

EID: 84861663917     PISSN: None     EISSN: 07173458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2225/vol15-issue3-fulltext-7     Document Type: Article

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