Biotrickling filters for biogas sweetening: Oxygen transfer improvement for a reliable operation

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 261-268

  Rodriguez, Ginesta ^a   Dorado, Antonio D ^a   Fortuny, Marc ^b   Gabriel, David ^b   Gamisans, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acidic pH; Biotrickling filter; Elemental sulfur; Hydrogen sulfide; Jet venturi; Mass transfer

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BIOFILTERS; BIOGAS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MASS TRANSFER; OXYGEN; SULFUR;

ACIDIC CONDITIONS; ACIDIC PH; BIO-TRICKLING FILTERS; ELEMENTAL SULFUR; INLET CONCENTRATION; JET-VENTURI; OXYGEN TRANSFER EFFICIENCY; RELIABLE OPERATION;

DESULFURIZATION;

EID: 84900447553     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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