Application of multi-stage biofilter pilot plants to remove odor and VOCs from industrial activities air emissions

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 176, Issue , 2013, Pages 225-233

  Torretta, V ^a   Raboni, M ^a   Copelli, S ^a   Caruson, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b AirClean Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Biofiltration; Biotrickling filter; Odor; Packing material; Plastic; SRF; VOC

Indexed keywords

ANTIFOULING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION CONTROL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTRATION; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASTE FACILITY;

EID: 84887605100     PISSN: 17433541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/ESUS130191     Document Type: Article

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