Biotrickling filtration of VOC emissions from pharmaceutical industries

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 209, Issue , 2012, Pages 102-112

  Balasubramanian, P ^a   Philip, Ligy ^a   Murty Bhallamudi, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Air pollution control; Biotrickling filter; Hydrophilic; Hydrophobic; Pharmaceutical industry; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

BIO-TRICKLING FILTERS; BIOTRICKLING; COMPETITIVE INTERACTIONS; COMPLEX MIXTURE; ELIMINATION CAPACITY; EMPTY BED RESIDENCE TIME; HYDROPHILIC; HYDROPHOBIC; INLET CONCENTRATION; LOADING RATE; MAXIMUM ELIMINATION CAPACITIES; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; VOC EMISSIONS;

ACETONE; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; BIOFILTERS; ETHANOL; INDUSTRY; LOADING; METHANOL; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

POLLUTION;

EID: 84865294313     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.04.020     Document Type: Article

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