By-passing acidification limitations during the biofiltration of high formaldehyde loads via the application of ozone pulses

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 262, Issue , 2013, Pages 732-740

  García Pérez, Teresa ^a   Aizpuru, Aitor ^b   Arriaga, Sonia ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL MAR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Extracellular polymeric substances; Formaldehyde; Ozone pulses; PH

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; FORMALDEHYDE; PH; POLYMERS;

A-STABLE; ELIMINATION CAPACITY; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FORMALDEHYDE REMOVALS; HIGH LOAD; SITU PH;

OZONE;

FORMALDEHYDE; OZONE; AIR POLLUTANT; BIOPOLYMER; OXIDIZING AGENT;

ACIDIFICATION; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; FORMALDEHYDE; INHIBITION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OZONE; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

ACIDIFICATION; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; DEGRADATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMIDIFIER; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MINERALIZATION; PROTEIN CONTENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER CONTENT; AIR POLLUTANT; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; FILTRATION; METABOLISM; PH;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BIOMASS; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOREACTORS; FILTRATION; FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXIDANTS; OZONE;

EID: 84885938774     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.09.053     Document Type: Article

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