Moisture monitoring and control in gas-phase biofilters to achieve high ammonia removal efficiency and low nitrous oxide generation

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1895-1903

  Yang, Liangcheng ^a   Wang, X ^a   Funk, T L ^a   Shi, S ^a   Gates, R S ^a   Zhang, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia mitigation; Biofilter; Impedance; Moisture sensor; Nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

GAS-PHASE BIOFILTERS; HIGH MOISTURE CONTENTS; INCREASE PRODUCTIONS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MOISTURE MONITORING; MOISTURE SENSORS; MONITORING AND CONTROL; NITROUS OXIDE;

AGRICULTURE; AMMONIA; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; GREENHOUSE GASES; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; MOISTURE METERS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OVENS; REMOVAL; SENSORS;

BIOFILTERS;

AMMONIA; BIOFILTRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MOISTURE CONTENT; NITROUS OXIDE; SENSOR;

EID: 84888397702     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13031/trans.56.9843     Document Type: Article

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