Steady-and transient-state H2S biofiltration using expanded schist as packing material

New Biotechnology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 210-218

  Romero Hernandez, A C ^a   Rodriguez Susa M S ^a   Andres Y ^b   Dumont, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^b Universite de Nantes   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ELIMINATION CAPACITY; EMPTY BED RESIDENCE TIME; HALDANE MODEL; LOADING RATE; MICHAELIS-MENTEN; PACKING MATERIALS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SHOCK LOAD;

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; LOADING;

DESULFURIZATION;

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; INOCULATION; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOCERCA; SLUDGE;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; FILTRATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; KINETICS; RHEOLOGY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84872393218     PISSN: 18716784     EISSN: 18764347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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