Tubular biofilter for toluene removal under various organic loading rates and gas empty bed residence times

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 121, Issue , 2012, Pages 199-204

  Chen, Hong ^a,c   Yang, Chunping ^b,c   Zeng, Guangming ^c   Luo, Shenglian ^c   Yu, Guanlong ^a,c  

^a CHANGSHA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG GONGSHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Biomass; Toluene; Tubular media; Volatile organic compound

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS CONCENTRATIONS; CLOSED CHAMBERS; EMPTY BED RESIDENCE TIME; NUTRIENT SOLUTION; ORGANIC LOADING RATES; PLEXIGLAS; POLYURETHANE SPONGE; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; TUBULAR MEDIA; WASTE GAS;

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; TOLUENE; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

LOADING;

POLYURETHAN; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BIOFILTRATION; GAS FLOW; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RESIDENCE TIME; SPONGE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GAS EMPTY BED RESIDENCE TIME; GAS FLOW; GAS WASTE; ORGANIC LOADING RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBULAR BIOFILTER;

AIR POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FILTRATION; POLYURETHANES; TIME FACTORS; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84864404624     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.06.031     Document Type: Article

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