Biogas biodesulfurization in an anoxic biotrickling filter packed with open-pore polyurethane foam

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 264, Issue , 2014, Pages 529-535

  Fernández, Maikel ^a   Ramírez, Martín ^a   Gómez, José Manuel ^a   Cantero, Domingo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anoxic biofiltration; Biogas; Biotrickling filter; Hydrogen sulfide; Open pore polyurethane foam

Indexed keywords

BIO-TRICKLING FILTERS; BIODESULFURIZATION; LIQUID VELOCITIES; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITRATE SOURCES; POLYURETHANE FOAM; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SULFATE CONCENTRATIONS;

BIOGAS; DESULFURIZATION; FEEDING; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NITRATES; RIGID FOAMED PLASTICS;

BIOFILTERS;

BIOGAS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NITRATE; POLYURETHAN FOAM; SULFATE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOAM; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; LABORATORY METHOD; NITRATE; PH; POLYMER; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFILTER; BIOTRICKLING FILTER; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; DESULFURIZATION; IMMOBILIZED BIOMASS; LIQUID; PH; PROGRAMMED NITRATE FEEDING; TEMPERATURE; TRICKLING FILTER; TRICKLING LIQUID VELOCITY; VELOCITY; WASTE GAS MANAGEMENT;

ANOXIC BIOFILTRATION; BIOGAS; BIOTRICKLING FILTER; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; OPEN-PORE POLYURETHANE FOAM;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NITRATES; POLYURETHANES;

EID: 84891163925     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.10.046     Document Type: Article

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