Interaction between sorption and biodegradation in a biofilter packed with activated carbon

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1743-1750

  Dorado, A D ^a   Lafuente, J ^b   Gabriel, D ^b   Gamisans, X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Biofiltration; Intermittent loads

Indexed keywords

AIR TREATMENT; INTERMITTENT LOADS; NORMAL OPERATIONS; PACKING MATERIALS; SORPTION CAPACITIES; SORPTION MECHANISM; START-UPS; SUPPORT MEDIA;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; MICROORGANISMS; POLLUTION;

BIODEGRADATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN; TOLUENE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; IMMOBILIZATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SORPTION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT; MICROORGANISM; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STARVATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHARCOAL; FILTRATION;

EID: 84867914831     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.384     Document Type: Article

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