Application of statistical tool for the optimization of biofiltration of toluene using corn stacks as packing material

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 224, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Saravanan, V ^a   Ramya, B ^a   Rajasimman, M ^a   Rajamohan, N ^b  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SOHAR UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Corn stack; Gas flow rate; Response surface methodology; Toluene

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; DEGRADATION; EFFICIENCY; FLOW OF GASES; PACKED BEDS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CORN STACK; MATHEMATICAL EQUATIONS; MIXED MICROORGANISMS; OPTIMIZATION OF PROCESS PARAMETERS; OPTIMIZED CONDITIONS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; TOLUENE DEGRADATIONS;

TOLUENE;

TOLUENE;

BIOFILTRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEGRADATION; DESIGN METHOD; GAS FLOW; MICROORGANISM; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; SLUDGE; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILTRATION; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; MAIZE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PLANT STEM; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84873330132     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-013-1445-0     Document Type: Article

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