Simultaneous methylmercaptan and hydrogen sulfide removal in the desulfurization of biogas in aerobic and anoxic biotrickling filters

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 200-202, Issue , 2012, Pages 237-246

  Montebello, Andrea M ^a   Fernández, Maikel ^b   Almenglo, Fernando ^b   Ramírez, Martín ^b   Cantero, Domingo ^b   Baeza, Mireia ^a   Gabriel, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aerobic oxidation; Autotrophic denitrification; Biogas desulfurization; H2S; Methylmercaptan

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CONDITION; AEROBIC OXIDATIONS; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; BATCH TESTS; BIOTRICKLING FILTERS; ELEMENTAL SULFUR; ELIMINATION CAPACITY; EMPTY BED RESIDENCE TIME; H2S; LOADING RATE; MASS BALANCE; METHYL MERCAPTANS; NEGATIVE INFLUENCE; NEUTRAL PH; SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL;

BATCH REACTORS; BIOFILTERS; BIOGAS; ELECTRIC REACTORS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; LOADING; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFUR DETERMINATION;

DESULFURIZATION;

EID: 84865541085     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.06.043     Document Type: Article

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