Biofiltration for BTEX removal

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 2648-2692

  Haque, Farzana ^a   De Visscher, Alex ^a   Sen, Arindom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

air pollution; benzene; biofilm; biofiltration; ethylbenzene; microorganism; toluene; VOCs; waste gas; xylene

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BENZENE; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ETHYLBENZENE; MICROORGANISMS; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

BENZENE , TOLUENE , ETHYLBENZENE , AND XYLENES; BIOFILTER PACKING; NUTRIENT STATUS; OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES; PACKING MATERIALS; TOXIC AGENTS; VOCS; WASTE GAS;

BIOFILTERS;

BENZENE; BUFFER; CALCIUM; ETHYLBENZENE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFUR; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOFILM; BIOFILTRATION; BTEX; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BACTERIAL KINETICS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; CELL DEATH; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL KINETICS; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; POLLUTANT; POROSITY; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; TEMPERATURE; WATER FLOW; WATER RETENTION; WATER STRESS;

EID: 84870055310     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2011.592764     Document Type: Article

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