Effect of surfactant on styrene removal from waste gas streams in biotrickling filters

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 785-790

  Song, Tiantian ^a   Yang, Chunping ^a,b   Zeng, Guangming ^a   Yu, Guanlong ^a   Xu, Chao ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG GONGSHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Biofiltration of waste gases; Biomass; Bioreactors; Surfactant; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ACCUMULATION; BIOMASS DENSITY; BIOTRICKLING FILTERS; COMPARATIVE EXPERIMENTS; EMPTY BED RETENTION TIME; GAS STREAMS; NUTRIENT SOLUTION; OPERATING CONDITION; ORGANIC LOADING RATES; PSEUDO STEADY STATE; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; START-UPS; STYRENE LOADING; STYRENE REMOVAL; TRITON X-100; WASTE GAS STREAM;

BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; DEGRADATION; LOADING; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

STYRENE;

STYRENE; TRITON X 100;

ARTICLE; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENSITY; FILTER REACTOR; NUTRIENT SOLUTION; WASTE GAS MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84862777961     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.3717     Document Type: Article

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