Biological treatment of n-hexane and methanol in trickle bed air biofilters under acidic conditions

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 77, Issue , 2013, Pages 129-135

  Zehraoui, Abderrahman ^a   Hassan, Ashraf Aly ^b   Sorial, George A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Fungi; Methanol; N Hexane; Trickle bed air biofilters (TBABs); VOCs

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; CONCENTRATION RATIO; EMPTY BED RESIDENCE TIME; N-HEXANE; PERFORMANCE STABILITY; TRICKLE BED AIR BIOFILTERS; TRICKLE-BED-AIR-BIOFILTERS (TBABS); VOCS;

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; FUNGI; LOADING; METHANOL;

HEXANE;

HEXANE; METHANOL;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; DEGRADATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; NUTRIENT; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICKLE BED AIR BIOFILTER;

FUNGI;

EID: 84879566957     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: 1873295X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2013.06.001     Document Type: Article

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